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Kashira: Cock

Kashira: Cock

Place of OriginJapan
Date19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Mediumshakudo with copper, gold, shakudo, and silver inlays
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.900G
Not on View
DescriptionShakudo is an alloy of copper and gold. Fish roe pattern shakudo.
Image Not Available for Kashira: Cock
Kashira: Cock
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Kozuka: (front) Foreigner Blowing a Trumpet; (back) lightly textured surface
Kozuka: (front) Foreigner Blowing a Trumpet; (back) lightly textured surface
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Kashira: Seated Sage with a Gold Cap
Kashira: Seated Sage with a Gold Cap
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Kozuka: (front) Cock and Hen; (back) signature with seal (kakihan) inlaid in gold
Kozuka: (front) Cock and Hen; (back) signature with seal (kakihan) inlaid in gold
Toshiyuki
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Kozuka: Dragon Entwined Around a Sacred Sword
Kozuka: Dragon Entwined Around a Sacred Sword
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Kozuka: Cock, Chickens and War Drum
Kozuka: Cock, Chickens and War Drum
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Autumn Moon Shining on Two Deer Under a Pine Tree; (back) pine branch
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Autumn Moon Shining on Two Deer Under a Pine Tree; (back) pine branch
Naoharu Yanagawa
about 1800, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Man with Umbrella and Lantern Watching a Bird; (back) Temple Gate and Pine Tree
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Man with Umbrella and Lantern Watching a Bird; (back) Temple Gate and Pine Tree
Toshiyoshi Jun Min Do
about 1825, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Samurai and His Attendant, Stream with Bridge, and Temple Gate (torii); (back) Rock and Trees
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Samurai and His Attendant, Stream with Bridge, and Temple Gate (torii); (back) Rock and Trees
mid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Birds, Stream, Branch of Flowering Tree, and Signature; (back) Rocks and Part of Flowering Tree
Sword Guard (Tsuba): (front) Birds, Stream, Branch of Flowering Tree, and Signature; (back) Rocks and Part of Flowering Tree
Ichiryu Tomoyoshi (Hitotsu Yanagi)
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Kozuka: (front) Two Figures; (back) signature and seal (kakihan) on a textured surface
Kozuka: (front) Two Figures; (back) signature and seal (kakihan) on a textured surface
Kushu
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Kashira: Bridge and Maple Leaves
Kashira: Bridge and Maple Leaves
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)

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