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Sword parts and ornamentation, Japan

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Title
Sword parts and ornamentation, Japan
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Design -- Japanese

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1911 (Questionable)
Topics
Decoration and ornament -- Japan
Sword guards -- Japan
Fuchigashira
Menuki
Japan-British Exhibition (1910 : London, England)
Metalwork -- Japan
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Numbers (840, 842-845) printed on image. Items no. 840 is a set of tsuda (sword guard), fuchigashira (cap and ring located on the handle of a sword) and sword grip. Items no 845 are menuki (decoration).
Source note: An illustrated catalogue of Japanese old fine arts, displayed at the Japan-British Exhibition, London, 1910 : compiled by the office of the Imperial Japanese Government Commission to the Japan-British Exhibition. (Tokyo : The Shimbi Shoin, [1911?]) Japan. Imperial Japanese Government Commission to the Japan-British Exhibition., Author.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17139312
Barcode: 33333159304811
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 70101e40-c54f-012f-e089-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1911: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "Sword parts and ornamentation, Japan" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1911. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1537-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "Sword parts and ornamentation, Japan" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1537-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1911). Sword parts and ornamentation, Japan Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-1537-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Sword parts and ornamentation, Japan