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Tsuba

Description

Tsuba or sword guard of sentoku, with a shakudo plugged kogai hitsu, and a Tartar archer shooting a bird, with a child about to retrieve it on the reverse: Japan, Nara school, by Sugiura Nagaharu Joi, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1895.45

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tsuba, Sword guard

Production information

Sugiura Nagaharu Joi, 1701 - 1761
Japan, East Asia

Date

19th century

Materials

Sentoku, Brass, Copper, Shakudō, Gold

Physical description

Sentoku (variety of brass), inlay of copper, shakudo and gilt

Exhibitions

  • Artistic Legacies (29 Jul 2011 - 2018)
    National Museum of Scotland

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