Tsuba with dragons and Roman-style lettering

Details

• Title

  Tsuba with dragons and Roman-style lettering

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  17th - 18th century (1601 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  iron, with engraved decoration, silver nunome-zōgan decoration, and inlaid with gold and silver wire

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › silver;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  forged;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  6.5 x 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.10825

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