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Sword Guard (Tsuba):  Plovers (chedori) Flying over a Stormy Sea
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Plovers (chedori) Flying over a Stormy Sea

Sword Guard (Tsuba): Plovers (chedori) Flying over a Stormy Sea

Place of OriginJapan
Datemid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions2 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (7 × 6 cm)
Mediumshakudo with gold, silver, and copper inlays
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.779
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