Tsuba with waves

Details

• Title

  Tsuba with waves

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  nigurome

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › nigurome

• Technique index

  forged

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  7 x 6.3 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.11226

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