Lobed and mokkō-shaped tsuba with dragonfly, spider, wasp, and webs

Details

• Title

  Lobed and mokkō-shaped tsuba with dragonfly, spider, wasp, and webs

• Associated place

  Asia › 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

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron

• Technique index

  forged;

  decorated › openwork;

  cut;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  8.5 x 7.8 cm (height x width)

• 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.11130

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