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Tsuba with design of asarum leaves
Tsuba with design of asarum leaves

Tsuba with design of asarum leaves

Umetada Shigechika (Japanese, about 1725)
Umetada School (Japanese)
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sukidashi-bori and tokin
DimensionsOverall: 8.9 x 8.9 x 0.4 cm (3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2528
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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