Knife
| Object Number: | 42-30-244A |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Japanese |
| Provenience: | Japan |
| Period: | Meiji |
| Date Made: | 1870's-1928 |
| Early Date: | 1870 |
| Late Date: | 1928 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Steel Ivory Silk |
| Technique: | Carved |
| Iconography: | Birds Human Figures Flowers |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number: | 90 - Other Number |
Description
Single-edged steel blade rounded to point. Ivory tusk handle carved in one narrow and two wide registers: the top with birds, the second with two groups of human figures among trees, the lowest conventionalized floral.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| 44 Eyes in a Museum Storeroom ( Dec 2000 - 2001) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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