Michitoshi / Sword Guard (tsuba) / 1800

Michitoshi
Sword Guard (tsuba)
1800 - 1850
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Creator Name: Michitoshi
Creator Dates/Places: active by 1825
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Michitoshi
Title: Sword Guard (tsuba)
View: front
Creation Start Date: 1800
Creation End Date: 1850
Creation Date: 1800 - 1850
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Materials and Techniques: Brass inlaid with gold and silver with relief decoration of a snake with gold and shakudo eyes and a copper tongue
Dimensions: 7.6 x 7 x 1
Inscriptions: Inscribed with maker's mark 'Michitoshi-saku'
AMICA Contributor: The Victoria and Albert Museum
Owner Location: London, England
ID Number: 1461-1888
Copyright: Permission for educational use only granted by the Victoria and Albert Museum 2002
Rights: http://www.vam.ac.uk
Context - Place: Japan
AMICA ID: VAM_.1461-1888
Measurement Dimension: height
Measurement Value: 7.6
Measurement Unit: cm
Measurement Dimension: width
Measurement Value: 7
Measurement Dimension: depth
Measurement Value: 1
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright Victoria and Albert Museum

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