Tsuba with leaves and cherry blossoms

Details

• Title

  Tsuba with leaves and cherry blossoms

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1800

• Material and technique

  iron, with katakiri engraving (oblique chisel-cuts), further engraved decoration, ito-sukashi decoration (‘thread-piercing’ openwork), and traces of gold nunome-zōgan

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  forged;

  printed › intaglio print › engraving;

  decorated › openwork;

  cut;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7.7 x 7.3 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.10452

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