Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Man with Umbrella and Lantern Watching a Bird; (back) Temple Gate and Pine Tree
Artist: Toshiyoshi Jun Min Do (Japanese)
Date: about 1825, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions:
2 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (6.7 × 5.7 cm)
Medium: shibuichi with inlays of gold, silver, copper, bronze and shakudo
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1912.785
DescriptionShibuichi is an alloy of copper, silver, and one-fourth part gold. Shakudo is an alloy of gold and copper.
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