Round tsuba with water plant

Details

• Title

  Round tsuba with water plant

• Artist/maker

  Shōami Gotō (died second half of the 17th century) (armourer)

  style of Kyō-Shōami (possibly active 1601 - 1909) (armourer)

  style of Shōami School (active 1601 - 1909) (armourer)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (Aki province) (place of creation)

• Date

  17th century (1601 - 1700)

• Material and technique

  iron, with ito-sukashi decoration (‘thread-piercing’ openwork)

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron

• Technique index

  decorated › openwork;

  cut

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7.7 x 7.7 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.10595

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