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Tsuba with design of riceplants

(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sukidashi-bori, nunome-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 9.4 x 9.4 x 0.6 cm (3 11/16 x 3 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2232
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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