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Tsuba with design of the hakke (ba gua)

(Japanese)
Late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: amida-yasurime; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: ito-sukashi, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 9 x 0.4 cm (3 9/16 x 3 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2247
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
InscriptionsNanbantetsu o motte kore o kitaeru 南蛮以鉄鍛之
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo