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Tsuba with design of onigawara and other roof-tiles
Japanese
Edo period
mid-18th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: takabori, engraving and zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 8.2 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 Number13.2562
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Banshu Akashi no ju Umetada Shigeyoshi [Umetada Shigeyoshi of Akashi in Harima Province]
播州明石住埋忠重義
播州明石住埋忠重義
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo