Tsuba with design of dragons or phoenixes

Umetada Munetake (Japanese)

Umetada School (Japanese)

Late 17th–early 18th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs, copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, tokin (?)

DimensionsOverall: 8.1 x 8.1 x 0.4 cm (3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.2541

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Asia

ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo

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