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Tsuba: HELM.O.117-1946

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Sentoku tsuba. Willow tree, reeds and stream, two cranes in silver and shakudo. Signature: Nara Naga Haru

Legal notes

Bequeathed by J. E. Helm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: before AD 1761

Components of the work

Detail composed of shakudo silver

Materials used in production

Sentoku

Identification numbers

Accession number: HELM.O.117-1946
Primary reference Number: 169324
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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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