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Tsuba with design of butterfly

School: Tosho School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-late 17th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: copper; decorative technique: sukashi-bori
Dimensions Overall: 9.7 x 9.5 x 0.3 cm (3 13/16 x 3 3/4 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2183
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Unsigned
無銘
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo