Mokkō-shaped tsuba with petals or snow crystals

Details

• Title

  Mokkō-shaped tsuba with petals or snow crystals

• Artist/maker

  Shimizu-Jingo School (possibly active 17th - 19th century) (armourer)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (Higo province) (place of creation)

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  iron, carved in low relief, and inlaid with silver wire, and with gold and gold wire nunome-zōgan decoration

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › silver;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  forged;

  carved;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  8.6 x 7.8 x 0.335 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Dame Jemima Church, in accordance with the wishes of her Husband, Sir Arthur H. Church, 1929.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.10316.a

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