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Tsuba with design of birds and willow

Shôami (Japanese)
School: Shoami School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
18th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold and shakudo; copper sekigane; decorative technique: takabori and zogan
Dimensions Overall: 8.7 x 8.7 x 0.4 cm (3 7/16 x 3 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2384
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Shoami
正阿弥
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo