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Tsuba: MAR.ARM.O.64-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Sentokudo. Round like a many rayed chrysanthemum or a highly conventional butterfly making its wings meet in front. The segments of the wings of various coloured enamels.
A portion of a mark in red, is on one side, possibly part of an owners mark in a catalogue.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay

Measurements and weight

Height: 7.8 cm
Width: 7.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Materials used in production

Enamel

Techniques used in production

Enamelling

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.ARM.O.64-1912
Primary reference Number: 169014
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Audit data

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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