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Tsuba with design of spinning top and camellia

School: Bushû School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-late 17th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and copper; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, ito-sukashi and takazogan
Dimensions Overall: 8.2 x 8 x 0.3 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2363
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

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