Sword Scabbard Ornament (Menuki) / Artist Unknown, Japan

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Accession Number: 1982/2.16
Title: Sword Scabbard Ornament (Menuki)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Medium and Support: copper-gold alloy (shakudô) with gold inlay
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Credit Line: Gift of Professor Rose Vainstein
Period: Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Dimensions: 1.2 cm x 3.4 cm (1/2 in. x 1 5/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Keywords: objects of adornment; scabbard
Secondary Keywords: objects we use; weaponry
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 2496 x 1296
File Size: 430 KB
Record: 1982/2.16
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Full citation: "Sword Scabbard Ornament (Menuki); Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1982-sl-2.16/1982_2_16.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.