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Sword guard hollyhock leaf design

Sword guard hollyhock leaf design
(Aoi zu tsuba 葵図鍔)
Edo period (1600-1615)-1868

Medium
iron, gilt
Measurements
0.5 × 6.7 × 7.1 cm
Place/s of Execution
Echizen, Fukui, Japan
Inscription
cast c.:
Accession Number
2254-D3
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1921
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Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Large lotus leaves and stems with inlay gold spiral work. Kinai V Ishikawa.