Tsuba depicting Minamoto no Tametomo marooned on the Isle of Demons

Details

• Title

  Tsuba depicting Minamoto no Tametomo marooned on the Isle of Demons

• Associated people

  Minamoto no Tametomo (1139 - 1170) (subject)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  probably early 19th century

• Material and technique

  iron, with hammered-up edge, and inlaid with gold

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  forged;

  hammered;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  12 x 11 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Dame Jemima Church, 1929.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.10191

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