Tsuba with design of two prancing horses

Utagawa Shigetsugu (Japanese)

Chôshû School (Japanese)

18th century

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

DimensionsOverall: 7.8 x 7.4 x 0.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.1813

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Asia

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

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