Tsuba with characters representing the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac

Details

• Title

  Tsuba with characters representing the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  iron, with cut and filed openwork decoration; tang-hole plugged with soft metal, probably copper

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › copper

• Technique index

  forged;

  decorated › openwork;

  cut;

  filled › plugged

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7.4 x 7.1 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.10676

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