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Tsuba: HELM.O.100-1946

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Shakudo tsuba. Mokko. Flowers and leaves around edge enclosing zodiac animals, inlaid in shakudo and gold alternately. Goto school

Legal notes

Bequeathed by J. E. Helm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Helm, J. E.

School or Style

Gotō School

Components of the work

Inlay composed of gold

Materials used in production

Shakudo

Techniques used in production

Inlay

Identification numbers

Accession number: HELM.O.100-1946
Primary reference Number: 169307
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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

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