About the Artwork
Sword Hilt Ornament
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Japanese
Japanese
Gold plated bronze
Overall (includes the attached card): 1 3/4 × 2 × 3/4 inches (4.4 × 5.1 × 1.9 cm)
Arms and Armor
Asian Art
Gift of Frederick Stearns
90.1S2373
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Markings
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Marked, DIA label tied to object, printed and handwritten details: Mi-nuki [underlined] - one piece = | "a tiger in [possibly dwarf] | [illegible]" gold plated | bronze = | The Stearns' Collection Oriental Art. [printed at bottom of label] | *2373 [in red, bottom left of label, under border]
Provenance
Frederick Stearns [1831-1907]
1890-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Japanese, Sword Hilt Ornament, no date, gold plated bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick Stearns, 90.1S2373.
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