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Tsuba with design of plum blossom and bamboo leaves
Tsuba with design of plum blossom and bamboo leaves

Tsuba with design of plum blossom and bamboo leaves

Kawaji (Japanese)
Chôshû School (Japanese)
18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori and sukashibori
DimensionsOverall: 7.7 x 7.6 x 0.5 cm (3 1/16 x 3 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1807
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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