Kozuka: (front) Grass and Galloping Horse; (back) diagonal inlays of shakudo and shibuichi with an inscription
Artist: Mitsuyasu (Japanese)
Date: 19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions:
3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
Medium: shakudo, shibuichi, and gold with shakudo edges and shakudo and shibuichi reverse
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1912.883
DescriptionShakudo is an alloy of copper and gold.
Shibuichi is an alloy of copper, silver, and gold.
Fish roe pattern ground on front.
Shibuichi is an alloy of copper, silver, and gold.
Fish roe pattern ground on front.
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