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Collections

Murasada
Gunearly 19th century

Not on view
Small antique pocket pistol with chestnut-brown wood grip and barrel decorated with gold scrollwork engraving, silver-toned box-lock mechanism, and a hanging metal ring at the butt
Artist or Maker
Murasada
Title
Gun
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Iron, wood
Dimensions
2 7/8 x 15/16 x 3/4 in. (7.4 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.87
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Atchley, Virginia G. "The Pavilion of Japanese Art in Los Angeles." Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal 8, no.4 (1988): 18-25.