Tsuba with scattered plum-blossoms

Details

• Title

  Tsuba with scattered plum-blossoms

• Associated place

  Asia › 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

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › brass;

  processed material › metal › copper

• Technique index

  forged;

  covered › inlaid;

  filled › plugged

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  6.7 x 6.1 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.10106.a

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