Has custom mount made by prep with foliate cloud motifs Typical dagger from Sri Lanka

Dagger, Piha Kaetta

Sri Lanka

17th century, Kandyan period (1597-1815)

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Repaired neck Thinly potted with directional smatterings of salt glaze
Kiku Chrysanthemum from Momoyogusa A World of Things Volume 1 Kamisaka Sekka ink and color on paper
Tall slender figure of a male with a high headdress and a small figure of seated Buddha in center of headdress hands held in a delicate pose probably once holding a lotus stalk hips slightly akimbo Figure wears a skirt with a knotted belt in front Eyes are picked out in silver