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Sword Rack (Katana-Kake)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wooden sword rack with five legs, two at one end and three at the other. The rack has a geometric pattern painted on it in black, gold, and light brown. The rack has two horizontal bars between the vertical supports, one near the top and one near the bottom. The bottom of each leg is flat and rectangular. The two outside legs at the end with three supports are taller than the center leg. Two short, stubby protrusions are on the top horizontal bar near the end with two legs. The background is gray. The title of the piece is, "Sword Rack (Katana-Kake)" and the artist is unknown.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1615–1868
Medium:
Wood, lacquer
Culture:
Japanese
Dimensions:
600 × 400 px
Museum record:
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