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Tsuba with design of basketwork pattern and stylized vine tendrils
Tsuba with design of basketwork pattern and stylized vine tendrils

Tsuba with design of basketwork pattern and stylized vine tendrils

Shoami School (Japanese)
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs, copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2539
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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