Sword Guard (Tsuba) Depicting Horned Owl in Plum Tree (梅樹に木菟図鐔)

Japanese

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The obverse of this tsuba shows a plum tree with a horned owl (Japanese: mimizuku, 木菟) with one of the branches stretching onto the reverse. Most parts of the plate have been left undecorated and towards the top we see some clouds with gold accents.

Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Horned Owl in Plum Tree (梅樹に木菟図鐔), Brass, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Japanese

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Obverse

Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Horned Owl in Plum Tree (梅樹に木菟図鐔), Brass, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Japanese
Sword Guard (<i>Tsuba</i>) Depicting Horned Owl in Plum Tree (梅樹に木菟図鐔), Brass, copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, silver, copper, Japanese

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