Dagger (tanto) with waves, lobster, and swallows (includes 51.1185.1-51.1185.4)

1300-1500 (Muromachi; late Edo; Meiji) 18 5/16 in. (46.5 cm) (l.) mounted tanto Citation Source image

Tsuba, fuchi, kashira: Moon behind clouds, waves; lobster. (silver, gold, copper alloy, shakudo). Saya: Crashing waves, orange blossoms. (lacquer, silver, gold).

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Japanese

Medium

Red-gold and gold lacquer, steel, silver, gold, shakudo

Genre

daggers tanto Tanto blade tsuba fuchi kashira kozuka kogai saya tsuka

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Rai Kunitoshi