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Sword guard with bamboo design

Sword guard with bamboo design
(Take zu tsuba 竹図鍔)
Edo period (1600-1615)-1868

Medium
iron, gilt, copper

Measurements
0.5 × 6.9 × 7.4 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1921

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

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Accession Number
2270-D3

Department
Asian Art

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Physical description
Bamboo seen through open window, gold inlay. Shige Yoshi Koyamo, Fukui, Echizen.