Tsuba with design of dragon, tiger, bamboo and tree

Naotake (Japanese)

Bushû School (Japanese)

Late 18th–early 19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and shibuichi; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori, takazogan

DimensionsOverall: 7 x 6.6 x 0.5 cm (2 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Accession number21.729

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ClassificationsArms and armor

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Asia

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