• Antique gunpowder flask with horn body and carved stopper
  • 18-19th century Edo Japanese gunpowder flask side view showing tapered neck
  • Detail of cord and bone hanging fitting on Japanese wooden gunpowder flask
  • Close-up of spring-loaded lever opening mechanism on Japanese powder flask
  • Neck and mouth detail showing wear from use on Edo period gunpowder flask
  • Reverse of Japanese wooden gunpowder flask showing construction
  • Alternate angle of 18-19th century Japanese wooden gunpowder flask
  • Top view of Japanese Edo period gunpowder flask showing narrow neck
  • Three-quarter view of Japanese wooden gunpowder flask with bone fitting
  • Full view of Edo period Japanese rectangular wooden gunpowder flask
  • Side view of Japanese gunpowder flask showing rectangular tapering form
  • Close-up of wood grain on 18-19th century Japanese wooden gunpowder flask
  • Detail of base construction on Edo period Japanese gunpowder flask
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Gunpowder Flask

Gunpowder Flask

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A small Japanese wooden gunpowder flask. The rectangular flask tapers to a long, narrow neck. One side has a cord and bone fitting for hanging, and the reverse has a spring-loaded lever for opening. The mouth shows wear from use.


c. 18th–19th century (Edo period), Japan
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Gunpowder Flask