Japanese kagamibuta, two warriors

An image of Netsuke: kagamibuta. Two warriors. Unknown maker, Japan. Circular bowl, plain with central himotoshi. The shibuichi disc is applied with shakudo, cast and decorated with two fiercesome warriors in armour. There are inlaid and applied yellow metal details on their clothing and armour and the sword is of copper alloy (brown). Ivory bowl with inset metal disc, applied with shakudo, cast and decorated, and eyelet, height, whole, 1.8 cm, width, whole, 4.5cm, circa 1800-1868. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Netsuke: kagamibuta. Two warriors. Unknown maker, Japan. Circular bowl, plain with central himotoshi. The shibuichi disc is applied with shakudo, cast and decorated with two fiercesome warriors in armour. There are inlaid and applied yellow metal details on their clothing and armour and the sword is of copper alloy (brown). Ivory bowl with inset metal disc, applied with shakudo, cast and decorated, and eyelet, height, whole, 1.8 cm, width, whole, 4.5cm, circa 1800-1868. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Accession Number: O.43-1991
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 1000 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 118.59kB
Exposure time: 1/30
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2000:01:01 18:39:31

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19th Century alloy armour carved cast circular copper copper alloy disc disk Edo Period Fitz_AA gold himotoshi inlaid inlay ivory Japanese kagamibuta male metalwork moulded netsuke relief round shakudo Shibuichi disc soldiers stained warriors

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