Tsuba in the form of two awabi shells with a tako, or cuttlefish

Details

• Title

  Tsuba in the form of two awabi shells with a tako, or cuttlefish

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  sentoku, with cut and filed openwork decoration, and inlaid with copper, gold, and shakudō

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › sentoku;

  processed material › metal › copper;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › shakudo

• Technique index

  forged;

  decorated › openwork;

  cut;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › model;

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7.5 x 7 x 1.3 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.10981

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