Tsuba in the form of a morning glory flower

Title

Tsuba in the form of a morning glory flower
Associated place

Japan (place of creation)
Date

1822
Material and technique

iron
Material index

iron
Technique index

forged
Object type

tsuba
Dimensions

7.5 x 7 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.11263

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Catalogue text

Modelled as the front view of a morning-glory flower (asagao), the rest of the bell with its calyx and stem being represented at the back in flat relief. Signed: Shichidaime ("seventh of the name") Mitsuyoshi [Japanese text] saku and dated Bunsei V (1822). (Unrecorded.)

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