Tsuba
ca. 1700 (made)
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This hand guard for a sword, tsuba, is made of copper and entirely covered with thick gold foil modelled in low relief as curling waves. On this are images of three carp modelled in the copper-gold alloy shakudo.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | copper covered in gold foil relief with copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudo</i>) detailing |
| Brief description | Hand-guard (tsuba) for a sword, copper covered in gold foil in low relief depicting waves, with copper-gold alloy (shakudo) depicting carp, signed Sasaki Shobei, Kyoto, ca. 1700. |
| Physical description | Hand-guard (tsuba) for a sword, copper covered in gold foil in low relief depicting waves, with copper-gold alloy (shakudo) depicting carp, signed Sasaki Shobei. |
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| Summary | This hand guard for a sword, tsuba, is made of copper and entirely covered with thick gold foil modelled in low relief as curling waves. On this are images of three carp modelled in the copper-gold alloy shakudo. |
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| Accession number | M.58-1919 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2009 |
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