Sword Hilt Ornament

Native Name:

Menuki

Object Number:

21677

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Japanese

Provenience:

Japan

Section:

Asian

Materials:

Gold
Shakudo

Description:

One of a pair of which the other is 21994. Gold on shakudo (see 52-4-1). Representing arrows and clustered plum blossoms -- symbols of the life of a Samurai.

Credit Line:

Gift of Sarah Frishmuth

Bibliography:

[Catalogue] 1981. Echoes of the Samurai: An Exhibition of Japanese Arms and Armor. : Page/Fig./Plate: 21

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