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Tsuba with design of omikuji

(Japanese)
(Japanese)
1849
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: lead plugs; decorative technique: hammering, and sukidashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 8.9 x 8.6 x 0.5 cm (3 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2477
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
InscriptionsKaei ninen; The second year of Kaei (=1849) 友人名倉氏 嘉永二年
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo