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Tsuba

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Basic information
ID
Рз-2906
Author
unknown
Name
Tsuba
Date of creation
late 19th c.
Country
Japan Poland the USSR
Technique
casting silver and copper incrustation (zōgan) gold incrustation (zōgan)
Material
iron metal alloy
Dimensions
6.5 x 6 x 6 cm (height x width x depth)
Information about author
Author
unknown
Object description
A quatrefoil tsuba (mokko-gata) with a wedge-shaped hole (nakago-ana) in the centre and a hole next to it (hitsu-ana) for kozuka. The flat surface of the tsuba contains an embossed design that depicts two hares between the reeds and the moon above on the front and a winding path or stream on the back.
Legal regulation
Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery
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