Sword Guard (Tsuba), mid-19th century, Japanese, Copper-silver alloy (shibuichi), copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 4.3 oz. (121.9 g), Sword Furniture-Tsuba, Kanō Natsuo, the last great maker of sword fittings, decorated the front; his co-worker Toshiyoshi decorated the reverse. The commissioner of the tsuba is identified as Shirase. It features a design of a kingfisher on a branch
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Sword Guard, Tsuba, mid-19th century, Japanese, Copper-silver alloy, shibuichi, copper-gold, shakudō, gold, silver, copper, H, 2 3/4, 7 cm, W, 3/8, 6, thickness 3/16, 0.5, Wt, 4.3 oz, 121.9 g, Furniture-Tsuba, Kanō Natsuo, last great, maker, sword fittings, decorated, front, co-worker Toshiyoshi, reverse, commissioner, tsuba, identified, Shirase, features, design, kingfisher, branch
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