Matchlock Musket Box with Niiro Clan Cross and Facing Swallowtail Butterfly Crests (Mon)

Japan

Edo period (1603-1868), About 1750

  • Titles Matchlock Musket Box with Niiro Clan Cross and Facing Swallowtail Butterfly Crests (Mon) (Descriptive)
  • Artist Japan
  • Medium leather and gold
  • Dimensions 5 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 4 in. (14 x 24.1 x 10.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Museum purchase in memory of William M. Spencer III (1920-2010), 2017.24
  • Work Type musket pouch
  • Classification Containers
  • On View

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