Sword and Scabbard
Unknown, Japanese, Japanese
mid -18th century
Steel, wood, iron, bronze, silk, skin, gold, and lacquer
Overall: 33 3/8 in. (84.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Dr. Edward S. Brown Jr, Class of 1934
54.69.13230
Geography
Place Made: Japan, East Asia, Asia
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Provenance
Edward Stickney Brown, Jr.; given to present collection, 1954.
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