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- 133. Tobacco cabinet (tabako- dansu) / Petit meuble pour pipe et tabac (tabako-dansu) 19th century
Silver, black lacquer ground with gold, silver and red Gift of the Hon. Robert W. Mayhew, Victoria AGGV 1963.166.001 p.152
134. Cabinet for storing inro and tsuba/ Petit meuble
de rangement pour bofte � pharmacie [inro] et garde de sabre [tsuba]
19th century Wood, black lacquer ground with gold designs Gift of Captain Frank W. Wise AGGV 1960.035.001 p.153
135. Mirror stand (kesho dai) / Pied de miroir (kesho dai)
19th century
Lacquer on wood with gold leaf and brass fittings Mrs. Massy Goolden Fund AGGV 1963.1 17.001 p.154
136. Cabinet in the shape of
a lantern / Petit meuble de la forme d�une lanterne 19th century
Wood, black lacquer ground with green, brown and gold, and carved red lacquer Gift of Captain Frank W. Wise, AGGV 1960.048.001 p.155
137. Tsuba (sword guard) / (garde de sabre) in the form of openwork prunus sprays signed by Koji
Iron, gold
Fred and Isabel Pollard Collection
AGGV 1962.151.001 p.156
138. Tsuba (sword guard) / (garde de sabre) in the form of a Rakan (Buddhist disciple) signed by Ryu Unsai, Copper Fred and Isabel
Pollard Collection AGGV 1962.150.001 p.157
139. Daimyo Suit of Armour / Armure de Daimyo (Muromachi style)
Armour, 17th/18th century Iron, leather, lacquer, vermillion silk
L. Wright Collection p. 158
140. Samurai Suit of Armour / Armure de samoura'i Armour late 17th century, blue silk braid, russet iron
Helmet, late 16th century Gift of Mrs. Hana Ikoma and family, Osaka, Japan AGGV 1982.083.001 p.159
141. Samurai Suit of Armour / Armure de samoura'i Armour, 18th century Lacquered iron, silk braid Helmet, 16th/17th century Collection of L. Wright, Vancouver p. 160
142. Daimyo Suit of Armour / Armure de Daimyo Armour early 19th century A/amdan/southern barbarian style helmet, visor turn-backs with mon (family crest) of
the Tokugawa; armour has decoration of Amida Buddha and Buddhist arhats. The heavy suit of armour is too cumbersome to have been used in battle and would have been mainly for show, probably belonging to a daimyo (feudal lord).
L. Wright Collection p. 161
143. Matchtock Gun /
Fusit a meche
18th century
Wood, steel
Gift of Lorraine Rae
AGGV 1999.01 1.002 p162/163
Portuguese traders first introduced the Japanese to the matchlock gun in 1543.
Ce sont les commercants portugais qui furent les premiers � faire connaftre le fusil a meche aux Japonais en 1543.
144, Two katana/Deux katana Top: long sword, circa 1600; bottom: long sword, dated
1574, signed Kentoku Steel
Gift of Hana Ikoma and family, Osaka, Japan AGGV 1982.083.005-.006 p.162/163
The sword was considered the soul of the samurai.
Le sabre eta it considere comme lame du samourai'.
145. Stirrups / Etriers [abumi) Made by Kiyonobu, Ichikawa Prefecture, 18th century Iron, gold and silver inlay, wood, lacquer
Fred and Isabel Pollard Collection,
AGGV 1965.047.001-.002 p.164
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