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Kozuka: (front) Lady with Plum Branch; (back) incised poem

Artist Hirosada Konishi (Japanese, died 1864)
Date19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
Mediumshibuichi with gold and silver inlays
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.859
Not on View
DescriptionShibuichi is an alloy of copper, silver, and gold.
Exhibition HistorySouth Bend Regional Museum of Art, Ideals from the East, 1994-1995.
Kozuka: (front) Hotei; (back) inscription on textured surface
Issando Joi
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Kozuka: (front) Boat and Flying Geese; (back) undecorated
Nara Shigemitsu
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)

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