Antique Japanese Wood Bokuto Doctor's Sword Sagemono Netsuke
Beanpod 8-1/8"
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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: Wood
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868) or Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan
Size: 8-1/8" long
Weight: 4.3 oz (121 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Collected: Japan
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos.
Subject: Design of a beanpod. A loop in the wood forms a natural himotoshi (cord hole)
Location:
Antique Japanese Wood Bokuto Doctor's Sword Sagemono Netsuke Bean Pod 8-1/8"
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: Wood
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868) or Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Japan
Size: 8-1/8" long
Weight: 4.3 oz (121 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Collected: Japan
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos.
Subject: Design of a beanpod. A loop in the wood forms a natural himotoshi (cord hole)
Location:
Antique Japanese Wood Bokuto Doctor's Sword Sagemono Netsuke Bean Pod 8-1/8"