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Tsuba with design of butterflies
School: Shoami School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
18th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, ito-sukashi, tokin and zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 8.5 x 8.9 x 0.5 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2398
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Unsigned
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ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo