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Tsuba with design of tree-bark and creeper, with a fly
School: Shoami School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo shims; decorative technique: takabori, sukashi-bori, zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 x 8 x 0.6 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Adams Collection—Gift of the heirs of Henry Adams
Accession Number19.280
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
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Unsigned
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ProvenanceLent by Henry Adams, April 2, 1909.