Tsuba (sword guard): Tanuki and crescent moon
Tsuba (sword guard): Tanuki and crescent moon
Tsuba (sword guard): Tanuki and crescent moon
Tsuba (sword guard): Tanuki and crescent moon

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Asian Art
Huo Pavilion

Tsuba (sword guard): Tanuki and crescent moon

Japanese
Meiji era, 1868–1912
y1930-68

Information

Title
Tsuba (sword guard): Tanuki and crescent moon
Medium
Brass with gold inlay
Dimensions
h. 8.8 cm., w. 8.3 cm., d. 0.7 cm. (3 7/16 x 3 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
The Mildred von Kienbusch Collection of Tsubas, given in 1914 by Carl Otto von Kienbusch, Class of 1906
Object Number
y1930-68
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Inscription
Mark on one side of center hole
Culture
Japanese
Type
tsuba, metalworking
Materials
gold, brass (alloy)
Techniques
inlay (process)
Subject
crescents (shapes), flowers (plants), trees, swordsmiths, mammals, moons

The Mildred von Kienbusch Collection of Tsubas; Carl Otto von Kienbusch, Class of 1906 (1884–1976); given to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1914.

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