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Dagger (aikuchi) with dark brown saya with waves silver mountings, various fish (includes 51.1242.1-51.1242.2)

Itô Masatoshi (Japanese, born 1845) (Artist)
Nagayoshi (Japanese, Japanese) (Artist)
Muromachi; late Edo; Meiji
Dark brown lacquer, ray skin, steel, silver, gold, shibuichi, shakudo

Inscription

[Forged Signature] Heianjo Nagayoshi; [Signature] [ ][ ]sai Masyoshi; [Transcription] Fuchi - "Ichi[ ]sai Masatoshi" / Kozuka - "Ansei [ ][ ][ ]tsuki Masatoshi tsukuru" ; [Transcription] Masatoshi tsukuru; [Translation] Made by Masatoshi

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
8/18/1981 Treatment cleaned; other
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Edo (Place of Origin) Japan (Place of Origin)

Measurements

17 5/16 in. (44 cm) (l.) mounted tanto

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters before 1931

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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51.1242

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