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Tsuba with design of octopus and octopus traps
Japanese
Edo period
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold and shibuichi; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sukidashi-bori and takazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 7.7 x 7.3 x 0.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2264
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Ichiryusai Nagano Chikanori, with a kao, Kumafu no ju Takase ??? no kami kore o tsukuru
一龍斎永野親則（花押） 熊府住高瀬。。。守作之
一龍斎永野親則（花押） 熊府住高瀬。。。守作之
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo