Square tsuba with chequer pattern

Details

• Title

  Square tsuba with chequer pattern

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  17th century (1601 - 1700)

• Material and technique

  iron, possibly cut down from a larger guard, and with cut and filed openwork decoration

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron

• Technique index

  forged;

  decorated › openwork;

  cut

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  6.5 x 6.5 cm possibly cut (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.10018

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