Tsuba, 1688–1703
This object is resting in our storage facility.
We acquired this object in 1936
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- Object ID: 18341631
- Accession Number: 1936-4-198
- Acquired: 1936
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2C1k2/
- Tsuba, 1688–1703. 1688–1703. Material: Tetsu Surface: Deku-boku Shape: Naga maru. Bequest of George Cameron Stone. 1936-4-198.
A circe shaped iron Tsuba (Japanese sword hilt).
This tsuba is material: tetsu surface: deku-boku shape: naga maru.
It is inscribed Omote: Kaneiye tsukuru
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Bequest of George Cameron Stone.
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