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Tsuba with design of bamboo and plum
Tsuba with design of bamboo and plum

Tsuba with design of bamboo and plum

Echizen Kinai School (Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, sukidashi-bori and hirazogan
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 7.8 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2096
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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