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Tsuba
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| Caption | This tetsu (iron) tsuba is naga maru gata (round) in shape. It has sukashi marubori (round openwork carving) in the form of a dragon and jewel. Surrounding the central nakago-ana, the opening through which the sword passes, is the seppadai, a flat oval area that is migaki (burnished). Made in: Japan. Date: 1700s. Record ID: chndm_1936-4-233. |
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| Creator | unknown |
| Artwork medium | Iron |
| Credit | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Tsuba tetsu iron naga maru gata sukashi marubori dragon jewel |
| Stock image ref | Size | Views |
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| YCH005772 | 4,780 x 4,540 pixels | 25 |
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