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Tsuba formed as a stylized leaf

Masayoshi (Japanese, dates unknown)
School: Ito School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Early 19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold and shakudo; decorative technique: tokin
Dimensions Overall: 7.4 x 7 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.1983
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Kofu no ju Masayoshi
江府住正義
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo