Round tsuba with design of a bird on a water tub

Details

• Title

  Round tsuba with design of a bird on a water tub

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  late 18th - early 19th century (1771 - 1830)

• Material and technique

  iron, inlaid with gold, copper, and silver decoration

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › metal › copper;

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  covered › inlaid;

  forged

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  6.8 x 6 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.

  EA1978.208

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