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Tsuba
Cooper Hewitt

Tsuba

Iwamoto Konkwan, Japanese, 1755 – 1801 · 18th century

Shakudo (alloy of copper and gold), nanako (surface texture of tiny knobs), takazogan (relief inlay)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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