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Tsuba with geometric designs
Tsuba with geometric designs

Tsuba with geometric designs

Masakane (Japanese)
Ito School (Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo (?) liners; decorative technique: ito-sukashi and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2321
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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