Tsuba with design of seashells

Echizen Kinai School (Japanese)

18th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori and sukashibori

DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 8.5 x 0.4 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.1805

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Asia

ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo

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