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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1937.174.B
Title
Small cutting tool (aisuki) with curved blade, from a set for making Japanese woodblocks
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Aisuki
Classification
Artists' Tools
Work Type
knife
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/206045

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Curved steel(?) blade with wooden handle and copper rim
Dimensions
H. 11 x W. 1.4 x D. 1.1 cm (4 5/16 x 9/16 x 7/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Ernest G. Stillman, Class of 1907
Accession Year
1937
Object Number
1937.174.B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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