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Tsuba with geometric designs

Masakane (Japanese)
School: Ito School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Late 18th–early 19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo (?) liners; decorative technique: ito-sukashi and zogan
Dimensions Overall: 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2321
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Odawara no ju Masakane saku
小田原住正包
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo