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1934.25.56

Small knife with single-edged blade and flat bronze handle, embossed on one side with figure of a dragon and a mountain with clouds, partly gilded. Japanese letters incised on the blade. [El.B 25/4/2007]

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1934.25.56

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Collection type
Object
Description
Small knife with single-edged blade and flat bronze handle, embossed on one side with figure of a dragon and a mountain with clouds, partly gilded. Japanese letters incised on the blade. [El.B 25/4/2007]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector Robert Walter Campbell Shelford
PRM source Audrey Shelford
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1912
Date collected
By 1912
Acquisition information
Donated: 1934
Materials and processes
Material Bronze Metal, Material Iron Metal, Material Gilt Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Embossed, Process Gilded, Process Inscribed
Dimensions
Length: max 211 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1934.25.56

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Knife

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