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Tsuba with design of saddles and tassels
Japanese
Edo period
1776
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: sukashi-bori sukidashi-bori and nunome-zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 7.4 x 7.2 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2414
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Yoshu Matsuyama no junin Shoami Moriyoshi saku [Made by Shoami Moriyoshi of Matsuyama in Iyo Province]; An'ei go hinoe-saru nigatsu kichijojitsu; A lucky day in the second month of the fifth, hinoe-saru, year of An'ei [=1776]
豫州松山住人正阿弥盛祥作 安永五丙申二月吉祥日
豫州松山住人正阿弥盛祥作 安永五丙申二月吉祥日
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo