Sword Guard (Tsuba), mid-19th century, Japanese, Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver

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Sword Guard (Tsuba), mid-19th century, Japanese, Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. ( cm); Wt. oz. ( g), Sword Furniture-Tsuba, Kanō Natsuo, the last great maker of sword fittings, decorated the front; his co-worker Toshiyoshi decorated the reverse. The commissioner of the tsuba is identified as Shirase. It features a design of a kingfisher on a branch

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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