Knife, One of Set of Six

ca. 1880

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Caption

Knife, One of Set of Six, ca. 1880. Bronze, steel, gilding, 8 1/4 x 5/8 x 3/8 in. (21 x 1.6 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased with funds bequeathed by Rose Katz in memory of Gabriel Gus Katz, 1997.66.13. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Knife, One of Set of Six

Date

ca. 1880

Medium

Bronze, steel, gilding

Classification

Food/Drink

Dimensions

8 1/4 x 5/8 x 3/8 in. (21 x 1.6 x 1 cm)

Markings

Badly worn mark impressed on side of blade near juncture with handle: 2 or 3 characters of an unknown script (Japanese?)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds bequeathed by Rose Katz in memory of Gabriel Gus Katz

Accession Number

1997.66.13

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