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Mokkō-shaped tsuba with star and leaf forms

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tsuba

  • 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)

    Mokkō, with roped edge; the upper and lower lobe each with a transverse perforation, jagged on the inner edge; the right and left lobes each with a small one of lunar shape; the remaining surface on both faces encrusted with brass in stellate or leafy forms, with four short pieces of mukade work set saltire-wise, each on a spiral disk of brass wire.

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