Tsuba with design of Chinese sages in a landscape

Kitagawa Sôten (Japanese)

Sôten School (Japanese)

Late 18th–early 19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and takabori with zogan

DimensionsOverall: 7.5 x 7.3 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 7/8 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection

Accession number06.193

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ClassificationsArms and armor

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Asia

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