Tsuba with peacock among peonies and rocks

Details

• Title

  Tsuba with peacock among peonies and rocks

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  1733 - 1809

• Material and technique

  shakudō, with punched nanako decoration, and iro-e zōgan (multi-metal inlay) decoration

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › shakudo

• Technique index

  forged;

  marked › punched;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7.3 x 6.8 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.11024

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