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Harris, Victor, 1942-2017

LC control no.n 83164881
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingHarris, Victor, 1942-2017
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Variant(s)Harris, Victor, 1942-
Harisu, Vikutā, 1942-2017
ハリス, ヴィクター, 1942-2017
Other standard no.32146840
Associated placeEssex (England)
Birth date1942-08-03
Death date2017-06-13
Field of activityArt, Japanese
Swords--Japan
AffiliationBritish Museum. Department of Japanese Antiquities
Profession or occupationTranslators
Museum curators
Special noteNon-Latin script reference not evaluated
Found inSmith, L. Japanese decorative arts from the 17th to the 19th centuries, c1982 (a.e.) t.p. (Victor Harris)
LC data base, 8-1-83 (hdg.: Harris, Victor, 1942-)
Miyamoto, Musashi. The book of five rings, 2018 : title page (translated by Victor Harris)
Christie's website, Dec. 20, 2018 (Victor Harris is the former Keeper of the Department of Japanese Antiquities at the British Museum in London, and is the author of such books as Shinto: The Sacred Art of Ancient Japan, and Cutting Edge: Japanese Swords in the British Museum. Harris is also the translator of A Book of Five Rings by Musashi Miyamoto)
British Museum WWW home page, Dec. 18, 2023: collection (Victor Harris; b. 1942; d. June 13, 2017; curator, assistant keeper, then keeper of Dept. of Japanese Antiquities)
Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties WWW home page, Dec. 18, 2023: bukkosha kiji (ヴィクター・ハリス = Vikutā Harisu; Victor Harris;b. Aug. 3, 1942; native of Essex, England; BSc in mechanical engineering, Birmingham Univ.; spec., Japanese art, Japanese swords)
Associated languageeng
jpn