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Tsuba with design of sailboats and promontory
Japanese
Edo period
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: takabori, engraving and tokin
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 x 7.9 x 0.4 cm (3 3/16 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2532
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Bushu no ju Umetada Shigeyoshi saku
武州住埋忠橘重義作
武州住埋忠橘重義作
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo