Tsuba with scattered plum-blossoms
Details
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Title
Tsuba with scattered plum-blossoms
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Associated place
Japan (place of creation) -
Date
15th - 16th century (1401 - 1600) -
Material and technique
iron, inlaid with brass nail-heads in high relief (taka-zōgan); tang-hole plugged with soft metal, probably copper
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Object type
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Dimensions
6.7 x 6.1 cm (height x width) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Dame Jemima Church, in accordance with the wishes of her Husband, Sir Arthur H. Church, 1929.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EAX.10106.a
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Catalogue text
Rough surface; on each face scattered plum-blossoms represented by groups of six coarse brass nail-heads.
Glossary of terms
tsuba
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