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Ivory scabbard and grip are carved in relief with a four-clawed
four-clawed dragon in stylised clouds. The material was coloured with a partly artificial patina
artificial patina and polished to emphasise the relief effect. On the handle
there is a small opening as a cord pull-through so that the knife can be attached.
The design of the decoration and the material are strongly reminiscent of Japan. It could be
a type of belt gag (jap. netsuke) with which small objects (jap. sashimono) were attached.
were attached. The shape corresponds to a 'sashi netsuke'. The material is probably not
probably not elephant ivory, but the tooth of a marine creature.
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Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt
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Cataloguing data
Cultural attribution
Ainu
Object type
knives
Dimensions
20 x 302 x 88 mm
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 10687
Other number(s)
RJM 1899/01
Provenance and sources
when
19th century
where
Japan
Asia -> East-Asia -> Japan -> North-Japan ->
Hokkaido
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