Pistol

anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1850

Pistol with Tokugawa family crest. Signed: Inoue Kan'emon. Japan 18th or 19th century. Iron, silver, lacquer. The circle with three leaves is the Tokugawa family coat of arms. From the 17th to the mid-19th century this family ruled Japan as warlords, shogun. It was they, not the emperor, who exercised real power. Pistols were introduced to Japan by the Portuguese in the 16th century. Nevertheless, the sword remained the principal weapon.

  • Artwork typepistol
  • Object numberAK-MAK-130
  • Dimensionswidth 35 cm x height 8.2 cm x depth 7.3 cm
  • Physical characteristicsiron, wood, silver, gold, lacquer

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Pistol

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-130

  • Description

    Rijk versierd in onder andere goud en zilver met Tokugawa-mon, een draak en arabesken.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature: ‘kancho Inoue Kan'emon saku’

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    c. 1700 - c. 1850

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    iron, wood, silver, gold, lacquer

  • Dimensions

    width 35 cm x height 8.2 cm x depth 7.3 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Ernst Heldring, 1935)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from Dr Ernst Heldring (1871-1954), fl. 110, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1935;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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