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Tsuba with design of a clam and an awabi shell
Tsuba with design of a clam and an awabi shell

Tsuba with design of a clam and an awabi shell

Kinai (Japanese)
Echizen Kinai School (Japanese)
18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane and shakudo plug; decorative technique: takabori, sukashi bori and tokin
DimensionsOverall: 6.7 x 6.7 x 0.5 cm (2 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2077
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo