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Hunting Sword and Scabbard
hilt, ca. 1700; blade, ca. 1700–1725
- Date
- hilt, ca. 1700; blade, ca. 1700–1725
- Culture or place
- hilt, Japanese, made for the European market
- Medium
- Steel, copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, wood, ray skin
- Type
- Swords
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Licence
- Public domain: free to use, no permission needed
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