Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Seated Sage on Rock with Clouds and Flowering Bushes; (back) Flowering Bushes and Clouds
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Seated Sage on Rock with Clouds and Flowering Bushes; (back) Flowering Bushes and Clouds
Artist
Soten School
(Japanese)
Date17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Mediumiron with shakudo and inlaid with gold and silver
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.730
Not on View
DescriptionPerforated metal.
Shakudo is an alloy of copper and gold.
Teruhide of the Omori School
18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Nobutsuma Nakai School
early 17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Ichiryu Tomoyoshi (Hitotsu Yanagi)
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Yakushi
Edo Period (1600-1868)
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for Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Fish, Inscription, and Characters; (back) Knife
Shoami
17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Soheishi Hactudo Soten
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Nobushige Umetada School
17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Ushikawa Katsuiye Haruyuki
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Shuden
17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
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