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Tsuba with design of butterflies
Tsuba with design of butterflies

Tsuba with design of butterflies

Shoami School (Japanese)
18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, ito-sukashi, tokin and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 8.9 x 0.5 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2398
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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