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Tsuba with squirrels and a vine

Glossary (2)

shakudō, tsuba

  • shakudō

    alloy of copper and gold, patinated to a dark blue-black colour

  • tsuba

    Japanese sword guard.

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    • currently in research collection

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  • The A.H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba) by Albert James Koop

    The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)

    Thin; apparently cut down to a rough oval from a slightly larger guard; pierced with two cloud forms and boldly encrusted in brass and pewter (the latter a very rare feature), on the front with two squirrels and a vine, on the back with clouds, two egrets, and a streamlet with reeds and an aoi plant; kōgai-hole of irregular shape, with shakudō plug.

    (Behrens Collection, no.1067, pl.XV.)

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