Scabbard for a spear
Culture
Japanese
Datelate 1600s
Mediumwood and lacquer
Dimensions79 cm (31 1/8 in.), 6 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.245.2
Description2-piece wood; circular section at mouth becoming lozenge section & then broadening slightly to rounded point. Uniform brown textured lacquer finish overall. Long cracks at side seams.ProvenanceCollection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
On View
Not on viewlate 1700s-early 1800s