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Tsuba with design of fan-shapes, poem-papers, books etc.

School: Shoami School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Late 17th–early 18th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold and shibuichi; copper sekigane; decorative technique: zogan, sukidashi-bori, engraving
Dimensions Overall: 8.3 x 8 x 0.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.1902
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Unsigned
無銘
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo