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Tsuba with design of pheasant, bridge and clouds
Tsuba with design of pheasant, bridge and clouds

Tsuba with design of pheasant, bridge and clouds

Umetada Yoshinobu (Japanese)
Umetada School (Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane, shakudo plug; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, ito-sukashi, sukidashi-bori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 7.8 x 0.4 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2579
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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