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Tsuba with design of shell, waves and stylized blossoms
Japanese
Edo period
mid-late 17th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; copper sekigane, shakudo plugs; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, etching (?), zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 7.4 x 6.5 x 0.3 cm (2 15/16 x 2 9/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2563
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Yamashiro no kuni Nishijin no ju Umetada Shigeyoshi [Umetada Shigeyoshi of Nishijin in Yamashiro Province]
山城國西陣住埋忠重義
山城國西陣住埋忠重義
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo