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Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Anchor on Rope, Sea Shells, and Chidori (plovers); (back) Waves with Spray
Artist: Style of Masakage
Artist: Naoharu Yanagawa (Japanese)
Date: mid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions:
3 1/4 × 3 1/16 in. (8.3 × 7.8 cm)
Medium: iron with inlays of gold, silver, and shakudo
Place of Origin: Japan
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1912.774
DescriptionShakudo is an alloy of copper and gold.
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