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Tsuba with design of festooned pine branch

Iwama Masayoshi (Japanese, 1764–1837)
School: Hamano School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Early 19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and shibuichi; copper sekigane, shakudo plugs; decorative technique: takabori and zogan
Dimensions Overall: 8.4 x 8.1 x 0.7 cm (3 5/16 x 3 3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2278
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Katsuryuken Masayoshi
葛龍軒政盧
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo