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Courtesan Reading a Book of Erotica, Watched by a Monk
circa 1840
Japanese
hanging scroll, ink, color and gold on silk
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Tsuba (Sword guard) with inlaid design of egrets and reeds(attached to 1973/2.88)
1615-1868
Japanese
iron with gold and silver inlays
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Tsuba (sword guard) with chrysanthemum and butterfly design
18th century
Japanese
iron with gold inlays
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Tsuba (sword guard) with iris design
circa 1780
Japanese
iron and gold
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Tsuba (sword guard) with eight family crests
19th century
Japanese
iron and gold
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Tsuba (Sword guard) with design of dragon among clouds
19th century
Okada Masatoyo
iron with gold and silver inlays
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Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics
early 18th century
Japanese
iron with gold, silver, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays
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Tsuba (sword guard) with design of three pawlownia crests and vines
circa 1750
Kinai School
iron, gold and shakudô (copper-gold alloy)
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Tsuba (sword guard) with design of blowfish, shrimp and plant
19th century
Seishinsai
brass with gold, silver, copper, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays
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Tsuba (sword guard) with inlaid design of samurai on horseback at the shore
18th century
Harunori
iron with gold, silver, and copper inlays
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Niagara Falls
circa 1st half of 20th century
Hiroshi Yoshida
color woodblock print on paper
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Sword, ornament, and scabbard
1858
Japanese
forged steel, lacquer, and gold
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Tsuba (sword guard) with mushroom design
16th century
Japanese
iron
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Tsuba (sword guard) with incised flame design
late 16th century - early 17th century
Artist Unknown, Nabeshima ware, Japan
Shakudô (copper-gold alloy)
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Tsuba (Sword guard)
17th century
Sadanobu
iron
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