Gift Details

Recipient Information

Recipient: President

Agency: National Security Council

Gift Information

Value: $2400.00

Year Received: 2001

Date Received: NA

Gift Description

Bow: 6' lacquered bamboo bow bound by rattan; made in the same manner as those of the shoguns. Recd-- October 20, 2001. Est. Value--$650. Archives Foreign. Wooden stand and four arrows; stand designed to hold large bamboo bow. Recd--October 20, 2001. Est. Value--$60. Archives Foreign. Arrow: antique fork- shaped arrow in a wooden box with calligraphy by the Prime Minister: ``The arrow to defeat the evil and bring peace on earth.'' Recd-- October 20, 2001. Est. Value--$2400. Archives Foreign. Photograph: 4'' x 6'' color photo of a man in traditional shogun costume on horseback with large bow and arrow; held in a tinted lucite frame. Recd--October 20, 2001. Est. Value--$30. Archives Foreign.

Justification

Non-acceptance would cause embarrassment to donor and U.S. Government