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Tsuba with design of stylized clouds and lightning
Tsuba with design of stylized clouds and lightning

Tsuba with design of stylized clouds and lightning

Shoami Shigesada (Japanese)
Shoami School (Japanese)
Late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: shakudo and gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: takabori, sukashibori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 9.4 x 8.9 x 0.4 cm (3 11/16 x 3 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2371
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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