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Tsuba formed as a masu (measuring box) within an oval ring, with inlaid decoration
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: silver and shakudo; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sukidashi-bori and hirazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 7.8 x 7.4 x 0.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.1948
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Higo Kumagai Yoshitsugu, with a kao
肥後熊谷義次（花押）
肥後熊谷義次（花押）
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo