Mokkō-shaped tsuba with cherry blossom
Details
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Title
Mokkō-shaped tsuba with cherry blossom
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Associated place
Japan (place of creation) -
Date
c. 1800 -
Material and technique
iron
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
8.2 x 7.6 x 0.315 cm (height x width x depth) -
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.10345
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Catalogue text
Mokkō; slightly concave faces, each boldly modelled with a branch of flowering cherry in low relief.
Glossary of terms
tsuba
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