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Tsuba: HELM.O.154-1946

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Copper tsuba. Hood, with Daruma's face in shakudo. Signature: Hamano Norishige. Sesshu design.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by J. E. Helm

Measurements and weight

Height: 6 cm
Width: 4.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Helm, J. E.

Dating

19th Century
1800 - 1899

Components of the work

Face composed of shakudo

Materials used in production

Copper

Identification numbers

Accession number: HELM.O.154-1946
Primary reference Number: 169361
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

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

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