Dagger (tanto) with Yamabushi and tengu masks (includes 51.1187.1-51.1187.5)
1800-1825 (Edo)
Black lacquer, wood, steel, copper alloy, silver, shakudo, gold
Inscription
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Acquired by Henry Walters before 1931
Geographies
Inaba province
(Place of Origin)
Japan (Place of Origin)
Tottori (Place of Origin)
Measurements
17 15/16 in. (45.5 cm) (l.) mounted tanto
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1187