Tsuba with cherry blossom and a fūchō, or bird of paradise

Details

• Title

  Tsuba with cherry blossom and a fūchō, or bird of paradise

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1800

• Material and technique

  iron, inlaid with gold and silver, and with punched ishime border

• Material index

  processed material › metal › iron;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  forged;

  covered › inlaid;

  marked › punched

• Object type

  arms/armour › koshirae › kodogu › tsuba

• Dimensions

  6.1 x 5.2 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.11239

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