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Sword guard hollyhock leaf design

Sword guard hollyhock leaf design
(Aoi zu tsuba 葵図鍔)
Edo period (1600-1615)-1868

Medium
iron, gilt
Measurements
0.5 × 7.0 × 7.4 cm
Inscription
cast c.:
Accession Number
1849-D3
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1916
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Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Lotus leaves with spiralling gold inlay, openwork. Kinai V Ishikawa, Fukui, Echizen.