Round iron tsuba. A shibuichi praying mantis, gold zogan under wing and feelers, and a gold grasshopper, resting on a spray of susuki flowers, gold zogan, design continued on the other side. Signature: Masayoshi followed by Kakihan
Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay
Height: 7.5 cm
Width: 7.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Accession number: MAR.ARM.O.158-1912
Primary reference Number: 169108
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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