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Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front and back) Dragon in Clouds over Water

Artist Teruhide of the Omori School (Japanese, ca. 1780)
Date18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions3 × 2 3/4 in. (7.6 × 7 cm)
Mediumshakudo
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.731
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Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front and back) Dragon and Clouds over the Sea
Nobutsuma Nakai School
early 17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba):  (front) Two Dragons; (back) Two Dragons
Shuden
17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)

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