Mokkō-shaped tsuba with two Chinese sages crossing a bridge

Details

• Title

  Mokkō-shaped tsuba with two Chinese sages crossing a bridge

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  Edo Period (1600 - 1868)

• Material and technique

  iron, with hammered decoration, and gold highlights

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  forged;

  hammered

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  9.2 x 8.7 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by M. C. and J. W. Christie Miller, 1976.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1976.65

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