Tsuba with noshi, or auspicious abalone

Details

• Title

  Tsuba with noshi, or auspicious abalone

• Artist/maker

  Shōami Morikuni (active first half of the 18th century) (armourer)

  Shōami School (active 1601 - 1909) (armourer)

  Iyo-Shōami (possibly active 1601 - 1909) (armourer)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (Iyo) (place of creation)

• Date

  1st half of the 18th century

• Material and technique

  iron, with cut and filed openwork decoration; reverse silvered or tinned

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › silver;

  processed material › metal › tin

• Technique index

  forged;

  decorated › openwork;

  cut;

  covered › metallized › silvered;

  covered › metallized › tinned

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  8.9 x 8.9 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.10251

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