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Tsuba with design of lions and blossoms

(Japanese)
mid-late 18th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; shakudo shim; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sukidashi-bori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.1 x 8.1 x 0.6 cm (3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number17.1060
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenanceLent by D. W. Ross, Feb. 16, 1911