Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Crane Flying over a Blooming Plum Tree; (back) Sparrow Flying over a Stream and a Tree
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for Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Crane Flying over a Blooming Plum Tree; (back) Sparrow Flying over a Stream and a Tree
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Crane Flying over a Blooming Plum Tree; (back) Sparrow Flying over a Stream and a Tree
Artist
Nagatomi Yoshishige
(Japanese)
Datelate 18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions2 13/16 × 2 11/16 in. (7.1 × 6.8 cm)
Mediumshibuichi with silver, gold, and copper
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.739
Not on View
DescriptionShibuichi is an alloy of copper, silver, and gold.
Tsuchiya school
mid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Ichiryu Tomoyoshi (Hitotsu Yanagi)
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
mid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Mitsuoki of the Otsuki School
about 1800, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Yoshiteru
mid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Oishi Akichia
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
early 19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
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