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- Title
- Knife with wooden scabbard
- Artist
- African, Southern Songye
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.123A-B
- Medium and Support
- iron, wood, copper and twine
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- cases (containers)
- central and equatorial african styles
- containers
- containers by form
- edged weapons
- luba region
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- sheaths
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- weapons and ammunition
- western democratic republic of congo styles
- Title
- Menuki (sword scabbard ornament): dragon (attached to 1973/2.87)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- Golden lion with gently curving tail and arched back. Each foot is capped with three intimidating claw-like nails. The lion is oriented as if stalking from left to right, but the head turns back inward towards the center, with a downward flowing mane.
- Century
- 19th Century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1982/2.18
- Medium and Support
- gold
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- cases (containers)
- containers
- containers by form
- edged weapons
- mammals
- objects we use
- sheaths
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Scabbard (of set of knife and scabbard)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.54B
- Medium and Support
- Iron, copper, leather, string, wood and brass tacks
- Secondary Keywords
- cases (containers)
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- iron and iron alloy
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- objects we use
- sheaths
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Sword (13th century) and scabbard (18th century) with design of samurai writing a poem under cherry tree
- Artist
- Kagemitsu
- Physical Description
- The sword is long and slightly curved; the metal smith's name is engraved on the metal handle.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active late 13th–early 14th century )
- Century
- Late 13th-Early 14th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1299-1301
- Accession Number
- 1973/2.85
- Medium and Support
- forged steel blade with wooden handle and scabbard
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- cases (containers)
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- containers
- containers by form
- deciduous trees
- document genres
- document genres by form
- document genres for literary works
- edged weapon components
- information forms
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in military occupations
- plants
- settlements and landscapes
- sheaths
- trees
- trees by leaf life
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- weapon components
- woody plants
- Title
- Sword (original) and later handle, sword guard, and scabbard
- Artist
- Ietsugu
- Physical Description
- The sword is long and slightly curved; the handle cover is wrapped with black cords, mostly worn out. The round tsuba (sword guard) is made of steel and has two holes. The scabbard is painted with lacquer and has a string for hanging. There is a pair of lion-shaped menuki (fitting) on the handle.
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Ôei era, 1394 - 1427)
- Century
- 14th-15th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1394-1427
- Accession Number
- 1973/2.87
- Medium and Support
- forged steel blade and lacquer
- Secondary Keywords
- cases (containers)
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- edged weapon components
- edged weapons
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- sheaths
- weapon components
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Sword, ornament, and scabbard
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- The sword is long and slightly curved; the metal smith's name is engraved on the metal handle. The scabbard is painted with black laquer with image of samurai and cherry tree. He wears a jacket, pants, a straw hat and a sword, holding a brush, possibly writing a poem on a piece of paper hanging from the tree. The figure and tree are painted with rose-color and gold laquer.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1858
- Accession Number
- 1973/2.88
- Medium and Support
- forged steel, lacquer, and gold
- Secondary Keywords
- cases (containers)
- coating (material)
- coating by composition or origin
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- sheaths
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition