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Tsuba: MAR.ARM.O.138-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Squarish shakudo tsuba, surface muji. A branch of Akigusa, some in shibuichu some in gold, some in silver variously treated, all under the light of the full silver moon. On the other side, nadeshiko, silver and copper, leafage in silver and gold zogan. Signature: Kaie gonen ne chushu Ishiguro Masayoshi

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.5 cm
Width: 8.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Materials used in production

Shibuichi
Shakudo
Copper
Gold
Silver

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.ARM.O.138-1912
Primary reference Number: 169088
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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