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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1997.66.10-13_1997.66.2_1997.66.4_1997.66.5_1997.66.6.jpg)
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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1997.66.10_1997.66.11_1997.66.12_1997.66.13.jpg)
Knife, One of Set of Six
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Bronze, steel, gilding
DATES
ca. 1880
DIMENSIONS
8 1/4 x 5/8 x 3/8 in. (21 x 1.6 x 1 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Badly worn mark impressed on side of blade near juncture with handle: 2 or 3 characters of an unknown script (Japanese?)
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
1997.66.13
CREDIT LINE
Purchased with funds bequeathed by Rose Katz in memory of Gabriel Gus Katz
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1997.66.10-13_1997.66.2_1997.66.4_1997.66.5_1997.66.6.jpg)
IMAGE
group, 1997.66.10-13_1997.66.2_1997.66.4_1997.66.5_1997.66.6.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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