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Tsuba with filled pierced design
Tsuba with filled pierced design

Tsuba with filled pierced design

Tosho School (Japanese)
Late 16th–early 17th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: copper, gold and silver; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and nunome-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.9 x 7.6 x 0.2 cm (3 1/8 x 3 x 1/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2555
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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