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Tsuba: MAR.ARM.O.142-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Shakudo tsuba. Mokko shaped edge. Surface nanako, edge, gilt. Tortoises with gilt shells, among reeds by the side of a stream, gold and silver zogan. Same design on the other side. No inscription.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay

Measurements and weight

Length: 6.9 cm
Width: 6.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Materials used in production

Shakudo
Gilt
Gold
Silver

Techniques used in production

Gilding

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.ARM.O.142-1912
Primary reference Number: 169092
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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