Mokkō-shaped tsuba with foliage, axe, and chariot wheel

Details

• Title

  Mokkō-shaped tsuba with foliage, axe, and chariot wheel

• Artist/maker

  Myōchin School (active 16th - 19th century) (armourer)

  Nobuie (active 18th century) (armourer)

  manner of Nobuie I (died 1564) (armourer)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  iron, with cut and filed openwork decoration, hammered-up edge, inlaid with gold, and with chased decoration, polished surface (migaki-ji)

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  forged;

  decorated › openwork;

  cut;

  hammered;

  covered › inlaid;

  polished

  more

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  9.2 x 8.6 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.10077

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