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Tsuba in the form of two carp

Glossary (2)

shakudō, tsuba

  • shakudō

    alloy of copper and gold, patinated to a dark blue-black colour

  • tsuba

    Japanese sword guard.

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    • currently in research collection

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  • The A.H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba) by Albert James Koop

    The A. H. Church Collection of Japanese Sword-Guards (Tsuba)

    Openwork design of two carp forming a circle about the sd., the scales and fins carefully modelled, the eye-pupils in gold; fine roped copper-gilt rim; the gaps between the tail-fork of one fish and the head of the other have been filled with shakudō plugs, of which only the upper one remains. Signed: Naofusa [Japanese text] with kakihan [Figure]. (Tetsuya Naofusa, pupil of the founder.)

    Compare [to EAX.11103].

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