Mokkō-shaped tsuba with blossoms

Details

• Title

  Mokkō-shaped tsuba with blossoms

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  1st half of the 18th century

• Material and technique

  iron, with hammered-up edge, engraved decoration, and iron wire fastened to the surface with brass and iron staples (mukade-zōgan)

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › brass

• Technique index

  forged;

  hammered;

  printed › intaglio print › engraving;

  covered › inlaid;

  assembled › fastened › stapled

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7.2 x 6.4 x 0.7 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.10178

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