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Tsuba with design of plum blossom and bamboo leaves

Kawaji (Japanese)
School: Chôshû School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
18th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori and sukashibori
Dimensions Overall: 7.7 x 7.6 x 0.5 cm (3 1/16 x 3 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.1807
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Choshu Hagi no ju Kawaji saku
長州萩住河治作
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo