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Tsuba with design of clouds and lightning

School: Tosho School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Late 17th–early 18th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; surface treatment: amida-yasurime; other metals: copper sekigane, shakudo plugs; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and ito-sukashi
Dimensions Overall: 8.4 x 8.4 x 0.3 cm (3 5/16 x 3 5/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2180
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

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