Tsuba (Sword Guard)
1853
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Caption
Tsuba (Sword Guard), 1853. Chiseled iron, inlay of copper, shakudo, and shibuichi; gilding , 3 1/8 x 3 1/16 in. (8 x 7.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X759.10. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Title
Tsuba (Sword Guard)
Date
1853
Period
Edo Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Chiseled iron, inlay of copper, shakudo, and shibuichi; gilding
Classification
Dimensions
3 1/8 x 3 1/16 in. (8 x 7.7 cm)
Signatures
Kyuraku ?jin Tsuchiya Takechika mizunoto ushi [=1853] . . . . . . . .
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
X759.10
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