Sword travelling case with wisteria

Details

• Title

  Sword travelling case with wisteria

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  2nd half of the 17th century

• Material and technique

  wood, covered with black lacquer, inlaid with pearl shell, and with gold maki-e lacquer decoration

• Material index

  organic › vegetal › wood;

  organic › vegetal › resin › lacquer;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  organic › animal › shell › pearlshell

• Technique index

  covered › coated › varnished › lacquered;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  arms/armour › arms equipment › sword-case

• Dimensions

  113 cm (length)
  10.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1993.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 37 | Japan 1600 - 1850

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1993.26

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