Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Autumn Moon Shining on Two Deer Under a Pine Tree; (back) pine branch
Artist: Naoharu Yanagawa (Japanese)
Date: about 1800, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions:
2 5/8 × 2 3/8 in. (6.7 × 6 cm)
Medium: shakudo with gold and silver inlays
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1912.772
DescriptionFish roe (nanako) pattern ground. Shakudo is an alloy of copper and gold.
Not on view
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