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Menuki: Bishamon
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Menuki: Bishamon

Place of OriginJapan
Date19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
Mediumcopper with inlays of gold and shakudo
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.901I
Not on View
DescriptionShakudo is an alloy of copper and gold.
Image Not Available for Kashira: Cock
Kashira: Cock
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Kashira: Cock
Kashira: Cock
19th century, 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)
Image Not Available for 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 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) 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 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)
Image Not Available for Menuki: Rooster
Menuki: Rooster
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
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Menuki: Hen
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): Nine War Helmets
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Nine War Helmets
Zoganbu School
18th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Image Not Available for Sword Guard (Tsuba): Two Horses Inside Fan-Shaped Forms
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Two Horses Inside Fan-Shaped Forms
Yasuchika
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)

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