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Tsuba with design of intersecting squares with stylized snowflakes, plum-blossoms and other motifs
School: Kyô Shôami School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and copper; gilt and silvered plugs; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 x 8 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2586
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Unsigned, one plug signed Yoshioka Inaba no suke
吉岡因幡介
吉岡因幡介
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo