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Tsuba with design of hollyhock leaf and stem

Kinai (Japanese)
School: Echizen Kinai School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
18th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: shakudo plug, copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, sukashi-bori and engraving
Dimensions Overall: 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2081
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Echizen no ju Kinai saku [Made by Kinai of Echizen Province]
越前住記内作
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo