Squarish-round iron tsuba. Marked surface of dragonfly shibuichi with gold head and legs, its tail passing through to the back, and a spider with red lacquer web on one side.
Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay
Length: 8.6 cm
Width: 8.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Accession number: MAR.ARM.O.35-1912
Primary reference Number: 168985
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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