Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Birds, Stream, Branch of Flowering Tree, and Signature; (back) Rocks and Part of Flowering Tree
Artist: Ichiryu Tomoyoshi (Hitotsu Yanagi) (Japanese)
Date: 19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions:
2 1/2 × 2 1/8 in. (6.4 × 5.4 cm)
Medium: shibuichi with inlays of silver, copper, gold, and shakudo
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1912.902A
DescriptionShibuichi is an alloy of copper, silver, and gold.
Shakudo is an alloy of copper and gold.
Shakudo is an alloy of copper and gold.
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