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Tsuba with design of leaves and ropes (New Year decoration)
Tsuba with design of leaves and ropes (New Year decoration)

Tsuba with design of leaves and ropes (New Year decoration)

Kawaji Hisatsugu (Japanese)
Chôshû School (Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Object PlaceHisatsugu
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and shakudo; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori and nunome-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1817
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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