COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
VAM_.1461-1888
AMICA Library Year:
2002
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Michitoshi
Creator Dates/Places:
active by 1825
Gender:
M
Creator Active Date:
by 1825
Creator Name-CRT:
Michitoshi
Title:
SWORD GUARD (tsuba)
View:
Front
Creation Date:
1800 - 1850
Creation Start Date:
1800
Creation End Date:
1850
Materials and Techniques:
Brass inlaid with gold and silver with relief decoration of a snake with gold and shakudo eyes and a copper tongue
Dimensions:
7.6 x 7 x 1
Measurement Dimension:
height
Measurement Value:
7.6
Measurement Unit:
cm
Measurement Dimension:
width
Measurement Value:
7
Measurement Unit:
cm
Measurement Dimension:
depth
Measurement Value:
1
Measurement Unit:
cm
AMICA Contributor:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Owner Location:
London, England
ID Number:
1461-1888
Inscriptions:
Inscribed with maker's mark 'Michitoshi-saku'
Copyright:
Permission for educational use only granted by the Victoria and Albert Museum 2002
Context - Place:
Japan
Related Image Identifier Link:
VAM_.ct66731.TIF
