Round tsuba with two coiled dragons amongst clouds

Details

• Title

  Round tsuba with two coiled dragons amongst clouds

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  Edo Period (1600 - 1868)

• Material and technique

  sentoku, with openwork and gold nunome-zōgan decoration

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › sentoku;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  forged;

  decorated › openwork;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7.6 x 7.2 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by M. C. and J. W. Christie Miller, 1976.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1976.67

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