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Tsuba modeled as a gourd and tendrils
School: Satsuma School, Oda Sub-school (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-late 18th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and sukidashi-bori
Dimensions
Overall: 7.9 x 7.3 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2334
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Catalogue Raisonné
33
Signed
Unsigned
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ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo