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Source Description
The tanto blade, from the early 14th century, is inscribed with the Sanskrit character presenting the Buddhist deity Fudô Myô-ô. It is mounted in a 19th-century scabbard decorated with butterflies on lacquer and metalwork depicting peonies. Some of the metal fittings are signed "Toshitsugu."
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Document identity
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36531
label
Dagger in Scabbard with Butterflies and Peonies
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Source metadata
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36531
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normalized
title
Dagger in Scabbard with Butterflies and Peonies
description
The tanto blade, from the early 14th century, is inscribed with the Sanskrit character presenting the Buddhist deity Fudô Myô-ô. It is mounted in a 19th-century scabbard decorated with butterflies on lacquer and metalwork depicting peonies. Some of the metal fittings are signed "Toshitsugu."
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1320 (Kamakura)
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CC0
language
en
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Arms & Armor
daggers
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
L: 16 15/16 in. (43 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Inscription] On blade: Fudo Myo-o; [Signature] On kozuka and kogai: Toshitsugu; [Signature] On scabbard: Akimasa (?)
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med
dark brown lacquer, silver, gold, steel
creator_ids
16532
collection_ids
JMA
exhibition_ids
880
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1
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0
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photo
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