Signaling Baton (<i>Saihai</i>) and Storage Box

Medium

Wood, gold, lacquer, paper, leather, silver, silk

Dimensions

L. of shaft 12 in. (30.8 cm); L. of tassel 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); box: 16 x 8 5/8 x 6 in. (40.6 x 21.9 x 15.2 cm)

Classification

Miscellaneous

Culture

Japanese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Morihiro and Sumiko Ogawa, in memory of Bumpei Usui, 2000

Accession Number

2000.324.1, .2