A tsuba, Japan, mid-Edo period Iron tsuba of circular form depicting Hidekuni tossing a sword into Lake Biwa to pacify the dragon. The fine details of the armour, landscape, and lake highlighted by gold zogan of various shades. Diameter 8 cm, historic, historical, 18th century, Japanese, Asian, Asia, Far East, object, objects, stills, clipping, clippings, cut out, cut-out, cut-outs, Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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Size: 3409px × 3539px
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Photo credit: © INTERFOTO / History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 18th, asia, asian, century, circular, clipping, clippings, cut, cut-, cut-outs, depicting, east, form, iron, japan, japanese, mid-edo, object, objects, period, stills, tsuba