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Tsuba with design of vine leaves and tendrils
Tsuba with design of vine leaves and tendrils

Tsuba with design of vine leaves and tendrils

Umetada School (Japanese)
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and shakudo; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: nunome-zogan and sue-mon
DimensionsOverall: 8.7 x 8.4 x 0.4 cm (3 7/16 x 3 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2576
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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