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Tsuba: MAR.ARM.O.57-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Iron. Within a thin round ring is pierced a scene consisting of a Chinese with a gum-bai in his hand, standing among Kunazasa (dwarf bamboo plants) by the side of a river (silver with gold zogan points) and looking up towards a dragon in the clouds. The scene is treated at many places with gold zogan. Signature: Shoei Shi Kiyndo Soteu Sei

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay

Measurements and weight

Height: 7.9 cm
Width: 7.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Materials used in production

Iron
Gold
Silver

Techniques used in production

Piercing

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.ARM.O.57-1912
Primary reference Number: 169007
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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