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View full screenPresentation tsuba or sword guard of iron, aoi (hollyhock) shape with trefoil double holes, decorated with phoenix and paulownia in gold nunome-zogan (cloth grain-inlay): Japan, Kyoto or Awa province, late 18th century
A.1895.44
Kyoto-shi, Kyoto-fu, Japan, East Asia
Awa province, Japan, East Asia
1766 - 1799
Iron, gold inlay
Artistic Legacies (29 Jul 2011 - 2018)
National Museum of Scotland