Tsuba with willow branches and swallows

Details

• Title

  Tsuba with willow branches and swallows

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  1722 - 1777

• Material and technique

  sentoku, with engraved decoration, and inlaid in gold; tang-hole plugged with soft metal

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › sentoku;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  forged;

  printed › intaglio print › engraving;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7.3 x 6.8 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.11141

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