Tsuba with kwan-wa ni mitsu-aoi mon, comprising wild ginger inside drawer handles

Details

• Title

  Tsuba with kwan-wa ni mitsu-aoi mon, comprising wild ginger inside drawer handles

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  1st half of the 19th century

• Material and technique

  iron, with polished surface (migaki-ji)

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron

• Technique index

  forged;

  polished

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7.4 x 7 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.10718

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