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Tsuba, Shakudo (an alloy of copper and 3-6% gold), gold inlay, At the center is the nakago-ana, an opening through which the sword passes, with remnants of sekigane (plugs added to fit the tsuba to a sword) made of shakudo (a soft copper and gold alloy). Surrounding this is the seppadai, a flat oval area that is migaki (burnished). On either side are ryo-hitsu, openings for the kozuka (utility knife) and the kogai (skewer tool). Both are hangetsu-kei (half moon) in shape., Japan, late 19th century, metalwork, Decorative Arts, Tsuba.

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Tsuba, Shakudo (an alloy of copper and 3-6% gold), gold inlay, At the center is the nakago-ana, an opening through which the sword passes, with remnants of sekigane (plugs added to fit the tsuba to a sword) made of shakudo (a soft copper and gold alloy). Surrounding this is the seppadai, a flat oval area that is migaki (burnished). On either side are ryo-hitsu, openings for the kozuka (utility knife) and the kogai (skewer tool). Both are hangetsu-kei (half moon) in shape., Japan, late 19th century, metalwork, Decorative Arts, Tsuba

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4989 x 4524 px | 64.6 MB

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42.2 x 38.3 cm | 16.6 x 15.1 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

3-6% GOLD • ALLOY • BURNISHED • CENTER • COPPER • COPPERWORK • DECORATIVE ARTS • FIT • FLAT OVAL AREA • FORMS (GEOMETRIC) • GOLD ALLOY • GOLD INLAY • HALF MOON • HALF-MOON • HANGETSU-KEI • JAPAN • JAPANESE • KOGAI • KOZUKA • LATE 19TH CENTURY • METALWORK • METALWORKS • MIGAKI • NAKAGO-ANA • OPENING • OPENINGS • PLUGS ADDED • REMNANTS • RYO-HITSU • SEKIGANE • SEPPADAI • SHAKUDO • SHAPE • SIDE • SKEWER TOOL • SOFT COPPER • SURROUNDING • SWORD PASSES • SWORD • TSUBA • UTILITY KNIFE