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Source Description
Saya: Silver basket weave over waves; ducks (on handle); sting ray.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
25444
label
Dagger (aikuchi) with black lacquer saya covered with silver basket weave over gold waves (includes 51.1283.1-51.1283.4)
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
25444
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Dagger (aikuchi) with black lacquer saya covered with silver basket weave over gold waves (includes 51.1283.1-51.1283.4)
description
Saya: Silver basket weave over waves; ducks (on handle); sting ray.
date
Ca.1624 (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
daggers
aikuchi
Tanto blade
fuchi
kashira
saya
tsuka
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 14 3/16 in. (36 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Toshiharu; [Transcription] Yamashiro (no) kuni ju nin Umetada Yoshinobu; [Translation] Umetada Yoshinobu
resident of Yamashiro province
med
Black lacquer, steel, silver, lacquer
creator_ids
6108
5735
6194
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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f4c3b62ef741efcd
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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2dbeeeb33f95bfd9
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no
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no