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Sword handle and pommel

5th century
Medium/TechniqueBronze and silver, partially gilt
Dimensions1.5 x 23 cm (9/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession number08.161
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased by Okakura Kakuzo in Japan for the Museum in 1907.
Kozuka with design of tiger and bamboo
Yokoya Sôyo
early to mid-19th century
Ashi
9th–12th century A.D.
Group Shot: 1981.131a-e
6th–7th century A.D.
Group Shot: 1981.131a-e
6th–7th century A.D.
Group Shot: 1981.131a-e
6th–7th century A.D.
Group Shot: 1981.131a-e
6th–7th century A.D.
Group Shot: 1981.131a-e
6th–7th century A.D.
Tsuba with landscape design
Shoami Tadatsugu
Late 17th century
Tsuba with design of chrysanthemums and waves
Tachibana Shigeyoshi
18th century (?)