Tsuba
1700-1779 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Hand-guard (tsuba) for a sword, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi) with gold, featuring a herd boy with a bull, a weaving girl, great waves and clouds. Signed Soyo, Japan, 18th century.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>)with gold |
| Brief description | Hand-guard (tsuba) for a sword, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi) with gold, featuring a herd boy with a bull, a weaving girl, great waves and clouds. Signed Soyo, Japan, 18th century. |
| Physical description | Hand-guard (tsuba) for a sword, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi) with gold, featuring a herd boy with a bull, a weaving girl, great waves and clouds. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed Soyo |
| Object history | Given by Mr. Andor de Dani from the collection of Bela and Rosa Dani de Gyamarta. Acquired by the donor's father in Japan between 1902 and 1910. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Hand-guard (tsuba) for a sword, copper-silver alloy (shibuichi) with gold, featuring a herd boy with a bull, a weaving girl, great waves and clouds. Signed Soyo, Japan, 18th century. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.20-1986 |
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| Record created | April 20, 2000 |
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