University of Michigan Museum of Art: Sword scabbard ornament (menuki) with oak leaf design (pair with 1982/2.11); Artist Unknown, Japan

Accession Number: 1982/2.10
Title: Sword scabbard ornament (menuki) with oak leaf design (pair with 1982/2.11)
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: 0.4 cm x 1.4 cm x 4.4 cm (3/16 in. x 9/16 in. x 1 3/4 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Keywords: objects of adornment; scabbard
Secondary Keywords: objects we use; weaponry
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Sword scabbard ornament (menuki) with oak leaf design (pair with 1982/2.11); Artist Unknown, Japan