Aori-shaped tsuba with an eagle

Details

• Title

  Aori-shaped tsuba with an eagle

• Artist/maker

  probably Shimizu Jingo I (born c. 1600 - died 1675) (armourer)

  Shimizu-Jingo School (possibly active 17th - 19th century) (armourer)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (Higo province) (place of creation)

• Date

  17th century (1601 - 1700)

• Material and technique

  iron, inlaid with metal; kozuka-hole plugged with shakudō

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › shakudo

• Technique index

  forged;

  covered › inlaid;

  filled › plugged

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7.8 x 7.4 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.10315

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