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Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Seated Sage on Rock with Clouds and Flowering Bushes; (back) Flowering Bushes and Clouds

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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.
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