Small knife with single-edged blade and flat bronze handle, embossed on one side with figure of a shrimp, partly gilded. [El.B 25/4/2007]

Collection type: Object
Description: Small knife with single-edged blade and flat bronze handle, embossed on one side with figure of a shrimp, partly gilded. [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
Dimensions: Length: max 193 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1934.25.57

Search terms: Weapon, Tool, Knife

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