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Sword Guard (Tsuba) Decorated with Floral Spray and Butterfly; Reverse, Incised Waves
Sword Guard (Tsuba) Decorated with Floral Spray and Butterfly; Reverse, Incised Waves

Sword Guard (Tsuba) Decorated with Floral Spray and Butterfly; Reverse, Incised Waves

Artist/Maker
Date19th century
MediumBronze, iron, and gold
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/2 × 2 11/16 × 3/16 in. (6.4 × 6.8 × 0.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frederick O. Grover
Object number1961.74
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceProfessor Frederick O. Grover; by gift 1961 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
War and Anti-War Images from Four Centuries
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 21, 1982 - October 24, 1982 )
Japanese Art and Drama
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (December 6, 1996 - March 2, 1997 )
Chinese and Japanese Art from Antiquity to the Present
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 17, 2002 - June 9, 2003 )
Integral Insects in East Asian Art
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (July 30, 2019 - December 15, 2019 )
Collections
  • Asian
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