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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Japanese
Title:Tsuba (Sword Guard) with Design of Tiger
Date Made:Edo (1615-1868) or Meiji (1868-1912) period
Type:Armament
Materials:shakudo (an alloy of copper and gold) with gold and silver inlays
Place Made:Japan
Measurements:1/16 x 2 11/16 in. diameter; .1588 x 6.8263 cm
Narrative Inscription:  tag: Barker #176 C, tag on verso: 6739/ coa (underlined)/ ca-
Accession Number:  SC 1968.116
Credit Line:The Margaret Rankin Barker - Isaac Ogden Rankin Collection. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Barker (Margaret Clark Rankin, class of 1908)
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
flat round guard with carved relief with gold inlay tiger, foliage, rocks, and tree branch, silver inlay moon; reverse has tree and foliage with gold inlay, contained in tan and brown pouch with overall floral pattern, drawstring closure, inside lined with natural cloth with black ink Japanese characters

Subjects:
Copper; Weapons

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