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Tsuba with design of flowering plum

Japanese
Edo period
Late 18th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane; shakudo pieces in ryohitsu; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and sukidashi-bori
Dimensions Overall: 8.3 x 7.7 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.1940
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Unsigned
無銘
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo