Mokkō-shaped tsuba with cherry blossom

Details

• Title

  Mokkō-shaped tsuba with cherry blossom

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1800

• Material and technique

  iron

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron

• Technique index

  forged

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  8.2 x 7.6 x 0.315 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.10345

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