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Tsuba with basketwork pattern
Tsuba with basketwork pattern

Tsuba with basketwork pattern

Shoami School (Japanese)
early to mid-17th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sukidashi-bori and tokin
DimensionsOverall: 8.9 x 8.9 x 0.4 cm (3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2172
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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