Fan-shaped tsuba with design of the sun and moon, and chinese characters

Details

• Title

  Fan-shaped tsuba with design of the sun and moon, and chinese characters

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  Edo Period (1600 - 1868)

• Material and technique

  iron, with gold nunome-zōgan decoration; copper sekigane (soft metal lining) added to tang-hole

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › metal › copper

• Technique index

  forged;

  covered › inlaid;

  filled › plugged

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  5.7 x 4.3 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by D. Newman, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.348

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