Tsuba with persimmon leaves

Details

• Title

  Tsuba with persimmon leaves

• Artist/maker

  Masachika (active c. 1801 - 1850) (armourer)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan › Honshū › Kantō › Musashi province (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1800

• Material and technique

  iron, with engraved decoration, and gilding; tang-hole plugged with soft metal, probably copper

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › metal › copper

• Technique index

  forged;

  printed › intaglio print › engraving;

  covered › metallized › gilded;

  filled › plugged

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7.8 x 7.6 x 0.5 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.2140

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