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Shonai-Style Tsuba (Sword Guard)

Yurakusai Sekibun; Attributed to Katsurano Sekibun II

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Caption

Yurakusai Sekibun; Attributed to Katsurano Sekibun II (Japanese). Shonai-Style Tsuba (Sword Guard), ca. 1870–1890. Gilt-metal, copper, enamels, height: 2 5/8 in. width: 2 1/2 in. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the J. Aron Charitable Foundation, Inc. in memory of Jack R. Aron, 1995.9.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Shonai-Style Tsuba (Sword Guard)

Date

ca. 1870–1890

Period

Meiji Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Gilt-metal, copper, enamels

Classification

Arms and Armor

Dimensions

height: 2 5/8 in. width: 2 1/2 in.

Signatures

Signed: "Yurakusai Sekibun"

Credit Line

Gift of the J. Aron Charitable Foundation, Inc. in memory of Jack R. Aron

Accession Number

1995.9.2

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Artists and makers

Yurakusai Sekibun

1 work in the collection

Katsurano Sekibun II

1 work in the collection