Samurai Sword with Sword Guard
Artist/Maker
Japanese
Date15th century
MediumSteel, sharkskin, black lacquer, brown and blue cord
DimensionsOverall (sword): 38 1/4 × 1 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (97.2 × 3.5 × 3.2 cm)
Overall (sword guard): 29 1/2 × 2 × 1 3/4 in. (74.9 × 5.1 × 4.4 cm)
Overall (sword guard): 29 1/2 × 2 × 1 3/4 in. (74.9 × 5.1 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Oliver J. and Eda H. Caldwell
Object number1976.71A-B
Status
Not on viewWar and Anti-War Images from Four Centuries
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 21, 1982 - October 24, 1982 )
None of These Things Is Just Like the Other: Twelve Students Raid the Collection
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 13, 1994 - July 17, 1994 )
Japanese Art and Drama
- Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (December 6, 1996 - March 2, 1997 )
Collections
- Asian
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late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th–early 20th century
late 19th century