Sword Guard (Tsuba) Depicting Clams (蛤図鐔)

Japanese

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This tsuba shows at the bottom right of the obverse five shakudō clams (Japanese: hamaguri) and gold highlights that allude to sand. The reverse only shows a flush shakudō hira-zōgan element which bears the inscription "Tōu" (東雨). The remainder of the plate is undecorated and the rim is finished to represent a rope.

Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Clams (蛤図鐔), Copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi) gold, Japanese

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Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Clams (蛤図鐔), Copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi) gold, Japanese
Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Clams (蛤図鐔), Copper, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), copper-silver alloy (shibuichi) gold, Japanese

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