Native Name | Tsuba |
Object Number | 91-26-52 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Iron |
Description | Cross-shaped iron tsuba, with "kozuka" and trefoil "kogai" holes, both plugged with cross-hatched metal, kogai plug partially missing. Center wedge-shaped hole augmented and hammered for better fit. Top and bottom arms of cross cut out; Side arms solid with etched with curvilinear and leaf designs; filled in with gold. |
Credit Line | Gift of Margaret Wasserman Levy, 1991 |
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