Sword Guard (Tsuba), 19th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); thickness 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 4.4 oz. (124.7 g), Sword Furniture-Tsuba, Gotō Mitsuakira (1816–1856) was the sixteenth generation master of the main line of the renowned Gotō School of sword fitting makers. The decoration of this tsuba features Fukurokuju, the Shinto god of happiness, wealth, and longevity, with a stag
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Sword Guard, Tsuba, 19th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy, shakudō, gold, silver, copper, H, 2 3/4, 7 cm, W, 9/16, 6.5, thickness 5/16, 0.8, Wt, 4.4 oz, 124.7 g, Furniture-Tsuba, Gotō Mitsuakira, 1816–1856, sixteenth generation, master, main line, renowned Gotō, School, sword fitting, makers, decoration, tsuba features, Fukurokuju, Shinto god, happiness, wealth, longevity, stag
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