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Tsuba with design of ginger and bamboo crests
Tsuba with design of ginger and bamboo crests

Tsuba with design of ginger and bamboo crests

Kyô Shôami School (Japanese)
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, sukashi-bori and nunome zôgan
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 number13.1879
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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