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Tsuba with design of festooned pine branch
Tsuba with design of festooned pine branch

Tsuba with design of festooned pine branch

Shoami School (Japanese)
mid-late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; copper sekigane, shakudo plug; decorative technique: takabori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 cm (3 7/16 x 3 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2382
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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