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Tsuba modeled as a tiger and bamboo
Tsuba modeled as a tiger and bamboo

Tsuba modeled as a tiger and bamboo

Oda Naoka (Japanese)
Mino School (Japanese)
1762
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, nikubori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 7.9 x 0.6 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2331
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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