Tsuba with design of koto bridges (ji) and paulownia leaves

Shoami Mitsushige (Japanese)
School: Shoami School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

Late 18th–early 19th century

Object Place: Musashi Province Mitsushige. Ito School ?, Japan

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and sukidashi-bori, with nunome zogan

Dimensions Overall: 7.1 x 7.1 x 0.5 cm (2 13/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection

Accession Number06.183

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CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Bushu no ju Mitsushige [Mitsushige of Musashi Province]
武州住光重