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Tsuba with design of dragons and clouds
Japanese
Edo period
18th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold and shakudo; decorative technique: nunome-zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 9.1 x 9 x 0.5 cm (3 9/16 x 3 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.1745
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
(I)yo Osu Garyukei Onishi Masao [Garyukei Onishi Masao of Osu, Iyo Province]
預大洲臥龍渓大西正雄(花押)
預大洲臥龍渓大西正雄(花押)
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo