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Tsuba with design of catfish, shellfish and gulls
Tsuba with design of catfish, shellfish and gulls

Tsuba with design of catfish, shellfish and gulls

Shoami School (Japanese)
18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and shakudo; copper sekigane, shakudo plug; decorative technique: hammering, takabori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 7.8 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2377
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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