秋草に鹿図鐔 Sword Guard (&lt;i&gt;Tsuba&lt;/i&gt;)
Object type: 秋草に鹿図鐔 Sword guard (<i>Tsuba</i>)
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Japanese
Artist: 紫原壽良画 Murasakibara Toshiyoshi
Artist bio: Japanese, born 1829
Artist role: Fittings maker
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Copper, copper-silver alloy (<i>shibuichi</i>), copper-gold alloy (<i>shakudō</i>), gold, silver
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); thickness 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Wt. 3.6 oz. (102.1 g)
Classification: Sword Furniture-Tsuba
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929
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