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Sword and Sheath

Artist/Maker Japanese

Date19th century

MediumSteel and ivory

DimensionsOverall: 33 in. (83.8 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Charles F. and Abigail L. Olney

Object number1904.957A-B

Status

On view

ProvenanceCharles F. Olney [1831-1903], Cleveland, OH; by inheritance 1903 to Abigail L. Olney [d. 1904], Cleveland, OH; by bequest 1904 to Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH; by transfer 1917 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History

Asian Art and the Allen: American Collectors in the Early 20th Century

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