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Tsuba with design of paulownia and ho-o bird
Japanese
Edo period
mid-18th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori, zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 7.2 x 7 x 0.5 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2454
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Goshu Hikone no ju Yumeishi Nomura Soken [Yumeishi Nomura Soken of Hikone in Omi Province.]
江州彦根住幽明子野村宗顯
江州彦根住幽明子野村宗顯
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo