Tsuba in the form of a mitsudomoye, or three-comma shape

Details

• Title

  Tsuba in the form of a mitsudomoye, or three-comma shape

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  16th - 17th century (1501 - 1700)

• Material and technique

  iron, with cut and filed openwork decoration, inlaid with brass wire (gomoku-zōgan), and polished

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › brass

• Technique index

  forged;

  decorated › openwork;

  covered › inlaid;

  cut;

  polished

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7.9 x 7.7 x 0.4 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.10173

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