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Pouch clasp: MAR.ARM.O.170-1912

Current Location: In storage

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On a thin plate of dark (black) shibuichi. Shoki riding a kara - shishi and waving a ken all in very high relief. Principal parts gilt and silvered on the back an oni escaping from shoki and some plants all karakiri. Signature: Kikugawa

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Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay

Measurements and weight

Length: 6 cm
Width: 4.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Materials used in production

Shibuichi
Gilt
Silver

Techniques used in production

Gilding
Silvering
High relief

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.ARM.O.170-1912
Primary reference Number: 169120

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

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

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