Sword guard (tsuba)
Sword Guard, Bushu sahools, quadrilobed. Openwork design of bamboo branches and leaves in positive silhouette. Pierced, carved, engraved and damascening. Two blade holes (?) Inscri0ption on obverse; signed, Mashayoshu who lived in Bushu.
- Date
- 17th-19th century
- In our collection
- since March the 21st, 2010 up to now
- Dimensions
- 3 in. (7.62 cm)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Iron
- Price
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- Composition
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zinc 51% copper 25% cadmium 17% oxygen 7%