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Tsuba with design of the hakke (ba gua)
School: Shoami School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo Period
Late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; surface treatment: amida-yasurime; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: ito-sukashi, zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 9 x 0.4 cm (3 9/16 x 3 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2247
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Unsigned [Forged using Nanban steel]
InscriptionsNanbantetsu o motte kore o kitaeru
南蛮以鉄鍛之
南蛮以鉄鍛之
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo