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Tsuba with design of rustic dwelling and trees in the rain

(Japanese, about 1700)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shakudo; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: ito-sukashi
DimensionsOverall: 7.4 x 7.9 x 0.3 cm (2 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number17.1075
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenanceLent by D. W. Ross, Feb. 16, 1911
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