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Dagger (aikuchi) with mythological animals in lacquer and metal mountings of chickens (includes 51.1200.1-51.1200.3)
- 1894 (late Edo; Meiji; Muromachi)
Dark brown lacquer, steel, gold, copper alloy or sentoku, shakudo, silver, ray skin
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Acquired by Henry Walters before 1931
Geographies
Gifu
(Place of Origin)
Mino (Place of Origin)
Hitachi province (Place of Origin)
Measurements
18 1/8 in. (46 cm) (l.) mounted aikuchi
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
51.1200
