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Tsuba with design of shogi pieces

Umetada Shigenari (Japanese)
School: Umetada School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-late 17th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sukidashi-bori and tokin
Dimensions Overall: 8.3 x 8.2 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2524
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Yamashiro no kuni no ju Umetada Shigenari [Umetada Shigenari of Yamashiro Province]
山城國住埋忠重成
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo