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Tsuba with design of straw mat and flames

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

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane, stamped lead plugs; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori and nunome-zogan
Dimensions Overall: 8.2 x 8.1 x 0.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2535
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Umetada Yoshisada
埋忠吉定
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo