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Tsuba with design of autumn leaves

Iwata Kaneyasu (Japanese, about 1850)
School: Tanaka School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold, shakudo and shibuichi; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
Dimensions Overall: 8.7 x 8.4 x 0.5 cm (3 7/16 x 3 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2511
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Aizu no ju Toyosai Kaneyasu, with a kao
會津住東陽斎包考(花押)
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo