Sword and scabbard
Sword and scabbard
Sword and scabbard
Sword and scabbard

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Sword and scabbard

Edo period, 1603–1868
Japanese
Meiji era, 1868–1912
y259 a-b

Information

Title
Sword and scabbard
Maker
Edo period
Medium
Lacquer and metal
Dimensions
overall: 41.2 x 4.2 x 3.1 cm. (16 1/4 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/16 in.) a (sword): 38.5 x 4.2 x 2.4 cm. (15 3/16 x 1 5/8 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of W.L. Bogart
Object Number
y259 a-b
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Type
scabbards, swords, metalworking
Materials
metal, lacquer
Subject
dragonflies, butterflies, chrysanthemums

Walter Lawrence Bogert (1864-1959), by 1912; gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1912.

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