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Tsuba in the form of a butterfly

Horikawa Kunihiro (Japanese, 1531–1614)
Myochin school?
mid-18th century
Object Place: Japan

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: shakudo plug, copper semegane; decorative technique: kebori and sukashi-bori
Dimensions 7.1 x 6.9 x 0.5 cm
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2199
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armorTsuba

Signed Kunihiro
國廣
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo