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Tsuba with design of invocation to Hachiman, and cherry-blossom
School: Katchushi School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-late 17th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane, shakudo nanako plugs, shakudo shim in one ana; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, ito-sukashi and drilling
Dimensions
Overall: 8.2 x 8.3 x 0.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2200
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Catalogue Raisonné
3
Signed
Unsigned
InscriptionsHachiman Dai Bosatsu; The great Bodhisattva Hachiman
八幡大菩薩
八幡大菩薩
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo