Antique Japanese Lacquered Wood Bokuto Doctor's Sword Sagemono Netsuke 18-1/4"
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Type: Bokuto (Doctor's Sword or Tea Sword) a kind of oversized sashi netsuke or sagemono that could be used as a club, a status symbol for people like doctors who couldn't wear swords (only samurai could wear swords) or for situations where a sword couldn't be worn
Material: Lacquered Wood
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868) or Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan
Size: 18-1/4" long
Weight: 4.5 oz (127 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Collected: Japan
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. All sword fittings were apparently removed by a previous owner. Lacquer is worn and chipped in spots.
Subject: Shape of a sword, with place for sword fittings.
Location:
Antique Japanese Lacquered Wood Bokuto Doctor's Sword Sagemono Netsuke 18-1/4"
Type: Bokuto (Doctor's Sword or Tea Sword) a kind of oversized sashi netsuke or sagemono that could be used as a club, a status symbol for people like doctors who couldn't wear swords (only samurai could wear swords) or for situations where a sword couldn't be worn
Material: Lacquered Wood
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868) or Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan
Size: 18-1/4" long
Weight: 4.5 oz (127 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Collected: Japan
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. All sword fittings were apparently removed by a previous owner. Lacquer is worn and chipped in spots.
Subject: Shape of a sword, with place for sword fittings.
Location:
Antique Japanese Lacquered Wood Bokuto Doctor's Sword Sagemono Netsuke 18-1/4"
