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Tsuba (sword guard) with Kyogen Performer
Tsuba (sword guard) with Kyogen Performer
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Tsuba (sword guard) with Kyogen Performer

Artist/Culture
Date1800s
Mediumcopper alloy with gold inlay, shakudo border
Dimensions7.5 x 6.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineBequest of Mildred Marcus Levin and Harold Lester Levin of Nutley, NJ
Object number1976.236
DescriptionCopper with gold and shakudo inlaid, with shakudo border.
Label TextKyogen is a form of comic theater, characterized by satiric and slapstick humor.ProvenanceHarold Levin, Nutley, NJ
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