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Tsuba with design of squirrel, insects, ho-o birds and vine
Tsuba with design of squirrel, insects, ho-o birds and vine

Tsuba with design of squirrel, insects, ho-o birds and vine

mid-18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; copper sekigane, shakudo shims; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori and tokin
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 x 8.6 x 0.4 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2460
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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