Kōgai with design of ō-yari (long spear)

Details

• Title

  Kōgai with design of ō-yari (long spear)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  1603 - 1708

• Material and technique

  shakudō, with punched nanako decoration, and inlaid with silver and gold

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › shakudo;

  processed material › metal › silver;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  marked › punched;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  toilet/cosmetic equipment › toilet-tool/implement › cosmetic-tool/implement › kogai

• Dimensions

  21.2 x 1.2 x 0.5 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1997.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1997.95

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