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金魚子地秋草図金具合口拵・付銀刀 Blade and Mounting for a Dagger (<i>Tantō</i>)

宮田信清 Miyata Nobukiyo

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black scabbard with a brown section near one end. Ends and 2 middle sections are gold. The brown section has a gold design. A gold piece extends from one side. The background is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
mid–late 19th century
Medium:
Steel, silver, copper, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, ray skin (<i>same</i>), baleen, lacquer
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 344 px
Museum record:
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