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Tsuba with cherry blossoms

Glossary (2)

sentoku, tsuba

  • sentoku

    A kind of brass made from an alloy of copper, zinc, and tin.

  • 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)

    Sentokudō (sentoku showing a mottled texture). Rounded lozenge shape; formed as two saddle-ends, above and below, enclosing the seppadai; on the front these are decorated with ten cherry-blossoms, solid or voided, in slightly raised silver inlay; back plain except for four constructional details of the saddle in silver wire.

    Hawkshaw Collection, no. 221.

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