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Mounted wakizashi en suite with tsuba, saya and tsuka (includes 51.1160.1-51.1160.4)
1st half 19th century (Edo)
Lacquer, silver, steel, gold, ray skin
Saya of brown lacquer. Long silver kojiri, Inscribed; Kurikata; Koiguchi with figures; Habaki (inscribed on both sides); Tsuba; Fuchi and Kashira all of silver. Seppa and menuki (inscribed) of gold. Two-handed tsuka with same (rayskin) and itomaki.
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
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
34 13/16 in. (88.4 cm) (l.) mounted wakizashi
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.
51.1160
