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Tsuba with design of overlapping squares and fan-shapes
Japanese
Edo period
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sukidashi-bori and zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 8.7 x 8.7 x 0.4 cm (3 7/16 x 3 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2543
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Yamashiro no kuni Umetada Narishige [Umetada Narishige of Yamashiro Province]
山城國埋忠成重
山城國埋忠成重
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo