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Description: | Sword guard, called a tsuba, round shape (marugata) made of iron pierced (sukashi) and chiselled decoration. The decoration represents the four cardinal directions - north, south, east and west - connected by a rope. This is a Buddhist symbol. The tsuba is signed.
Technique: pierced
Technique: chiselled
Material: metal
Material: iron
tsuba made in Japan, Asia, (1918.47/14). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.26494 | Go to resource |
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