Tsuba
ca. 1850 (made)
| Place of origin |
This hand guard for a sword, tsuba, is made of brass, with copper and silver decoration. It bears the image of a wolf on a battlefield by moonlight, with a human skull and other bones round about.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | brass with copper, silver and gold relief |
| Brief description | Hand guard (tsuba) for a sword, brass with copper, silver and gold relief depicting a wolf on a battlefield, signed Ooka Masataka, Japan, ca.1850. |
| Physical description | Hand guard (tsuba) for a sword, brass with copper, silver and gold relief depicting a wolf on a battlefield. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed Ooka Masataka |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This hand guard for a sword, tsuba, is made of brass, with copper and silver decoration. It bears the image of a wolf on a battlefield by moonlight, with a human skull and other bones round about. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.456-1916 |
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| Record created | February 16, 2009 |
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