Tsuba modeled as two awabi shells, with design of snails and seaweed
Shoami School
(Japanese)
early to mid-18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and copper; decorative technique: hammering, takabori, tokin and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.1 x 7.7 x 0.4 cm (3 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2394
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
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Shoami School
Late 18th–early 19th century
