Shibuichi "Kacho" Tsuba (Sword Guard)
mid-19th century
Yoshihide Mikami
Japanese
Asian Art
- Maker/Artist
- Yoshihide Mikami
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- Silver with shakudo gold and copper inlay; Shibuichi, iroe (term used for relief decoration in shakudo, shibuichi, gold, silver, suaka etc.)
- Medium
- silver, shakudo, gold, copper, inlay, shibuichi, iroe, term, used, relief, decoration, suaka, etc
- Locations
- Place made: Japan
- Period
- Edo Period
- Dimensions
- height: 2 1/2 in. width: 2 1/8 in.
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 1995.9.11
- Credit Line
- Gift of the J. Aron Charitable Foundation, Inc. in memory of Jack R. Aron
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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