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Kozuka with design of Chinese official and attendant
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan and katakiri-bori
Dimensions
Overall: 10.2 x 1.5 x 0.6 cm (4 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number37.948
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
[Koka hinoto hitsuji shoka Shunmei Hogen, with a kao] [Shunmei Hogen in early summer of the hinoto-hitsuji year of Koka (=1847)]
弘化丁未初夏春明法眼(花押)
弘化丁未初夏春明法眼(花押)