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EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH CENTURY)
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A Shakudo and Mixed-Metal Tsuba
Edo period (late 18th century)
Shakudo nanako-ji oval plate with inlaid gold and copper, carved with Mongolian invaders in boats battling mounted Japanese warriors in waves while Raijin, the god of thunder, hurls lightning bolts down toward the skirmish
3in. (7.6cm.) long
Edo period (late 18th century)
Shakudo nanako-ji oval plate with inlaid gold and copper, carved with Mongolian invaders in boats battling mounted Japanese warriors in waves while Raijin, the god of thunder, hurls lightning bolts down toward the skirmish
3in. (7.6cm.) long