Round tsuba with design of tree bark, cicada and vines

Details

• Title

  Round tsuba with design of tree bark, cicada and vines

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  late 18th century

• Material and technique

  copper, with punched decoration, inlaid with gold, silver and shakudō

• Material index

  processed material › metal › copper;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › metal › silver;

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › shakudo

• Technique index

  covered › inlaid;

  forged

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  6.9 x 6.2 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by D. Newman, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.221

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