Sword Guard (Tsuba): Geometric Patterns
Sword Guard (Tsuba): Geometric Patterns
Place of OriginJapan
DateEdo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Mediumshakudo inlaid with gold
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.808
Not on View
DescriptionShakudo is an alloy of copper and gold.
Soten School
17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Shoami
17th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Odawara School
early 19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Goto Mitsuyuki
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Tsuchiya school
mid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
early 19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
about 1750, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Toshiyoshi Jun Min Do
about 1825, Edo Period (1600-1868)
mid-19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Konkan Iwamoto
Edo Period (1600-1868)
Ichiryu Tomoyoshi (Hitotsu Yanagi)
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
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