Tsuba with lotus leaves and dewdrops

Details

• Title

  Tsuba with lotus leaves and dewdrops

• Artist/maker

  Umetada Masatsugu (active 1st half of the 19th century) (armourer)

  Umetada School (active 16th century - 19th century) (armourer)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  1st half of the 19th century

• Material and technique

  iron and shakudō, with engraved decoration, and gold

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › shakudo;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  forged;

  printed › intaglio print › engraving

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7.9 x 7.3 x 0.4 cm (height x width x depth)

• 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.10204

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