Tsuba with peach and leaves

Details

• Title

  Tsuba with peach and leaves

• Artist/maker

  Chūyo (active 17th century) (armourer)

  Umetada School (active 16th century - 19th century) (armourer)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  17th century (1601 - 1700)

• Material and technique

  copper, with cut and filed openwork decoration, and inlaid with gold, silver, and shakudō wire

• Material index

  processed material › metal › copper;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › metal › silver;

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › shakudo

• Technique index

  forged;

  decorated › openwork;

  cut;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7.2 x 7 x 0.3 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.10215

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