Tsuba depicting Shōki and a demon

Details

• Title

  Tsuba depicting Shōki and a demon

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1800

• Material and technique

  obverse and reverse: sentoku, with hammered-up edge; shakudō kozuka-hole plug; tang-hole plugged with soft metal, probably copper
  obverse: with iro-e zōgan (multi-metal inlay) decoration, and engraved decoration
  reverse: with katakiri engraving (ob

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › sentoku;

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › shakudo;

  processed material › metal › copper

• Technique index

  forged;

  hammered;

  printed › intaglio print › engraving;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7.5 x 7.3 x 0.6 cm (height x width x depth)

• 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.10953

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