Shakudo nanako with two gold dragons chiseled in relief
Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay
Height: 1.7 cm
Length: 3.4 cm
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Dragons composed of gold
Accession number: MAR.ARM.O.197-1912
Primary reference Number: 169147
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Kashira" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/169147 Accessed: 2023-06-08 00:22:11
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