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Tsuba with design of dragons or phoenixes

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

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs, copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, tokin (?)
Dimensions Overall: 8.1 x 8.1 x 0.4 cm (3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2541
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Umetada Munetake
埋忠宗武
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo