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Tsuba: MAR.ARM.O.120-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Round iron tsuba. A silvered heron, standing on a boat run in among gilt reeds, by a river side. Above a crescent moon, heavily decorated gold zogan. On the other side the same crescent moon, silver zogan, shining on some gilt plants, on the bank of a river.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay

Measurements and weight

Length: 7 cm
Width: 6.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Materials used in production

Iron
Gilt
Gold
Silver

Techniques used in production

Gilding
Silvering

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.ARM.O.120-1912
Primary reference Number: 169070
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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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