Ceremonial Japanese knife and sheath c1956

Registration number

1091892

Artist/maker

Maker unknown

Title

Ceremonial Japanese knife and sheath

Production date

c1956

Medium

wood, steel, string

Dimensions (H x W x D)

50.3 x 2.5 cm (knife); 21.1 x 3.8 cm (sheath)

Credit line

Presented to the City of Melbourne on the occasion of the Melbourne Olympic Games, 1956
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

ceremonial, Japan, civic gifts

Japanese knife, presented on the occasion of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.