Lobed and mokkō-shaped tsuba with dragonfly, spider, wasp, and webs
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Title
Lobed and mokkō-shaped tsuba with dragonfly, spider, wasp, and webs
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Associated place
Japan (place of creation) -
Date
possibly late 18th century - early 19th century -
Material and technique
iron, with cut and filed openwork decoration, and iro-e zōgan (multi-metal inlay) decoration
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Object type
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Dimensions
8.5 x 7.8 cm (height x width) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Dame Jemima Church, in accordance with the wishes of her Husband, Sir Arthur H. Church, 1929.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EAX.11130
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Catalogue text
Mokkō, the side lobes trilobate; flanking the seppadai are two symmetrical groups of openings, resembling three flower petals (unsuited for ryōhitsu); bold iro-e zōgan incrustation; on the front a dragonfly, a spider and her web; on the back a wasp and another web.
Glossary of terms
tsuba
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