Round tsuba with a chrysanthemum

Details

• Title

  Round tsuba with a chrysanthemum

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  Edo Period (1600 - 1868)

• Material and technique

  iron, carved, and pierced

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron

• Technique index

  forged;

  carved;

  decorated › openwork

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7 x 6.8 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.2683

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