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Sword Guard (Tsuba): Badger in Reeds along Edge of Stream with Moon Emerging from Clouds

Sword Guard (Tsuba): Badger in Reeds along Edge of Stream with Moon Emerging from Clouds

Artist: Kaneharu (Japanese)
Date: 19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions:
3 5/16 × 3 1/16 in. (8.4 × 7.8 cm)
Medium: steel with gold inlays
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1912.805
DescriptionSubject: (front) a badger standing in reeds along the rocky edge of a stream; the moon emerging from clouds
back: the rocky edge of a stream with reeds
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