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Tsuba with design of dragon, tiger and bamboo

Sekijoken Masaharu (Japanese)
School: Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: takabori and zogan
Dimensions Overall: 8.5 x 8.3 x 0.5 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2149
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Sekijoken Masaharu
赤城軒正春
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo