Round iron tsuba. On one side four plaque shogikoma, two gold zogan. One enamel, one outlined gold zogan. On the other side, two shogikoma, one copper togi dashi, other outlined gold zogan. Each koma has an inscription reading: Osho - the king; Ryuma - the dragon horse; Kyosha -; Honno - the champion runner; Hisha - the flying chariot; Chunin - the intermediary.
Bequeathed by Charles Brinsley Marlay
Length: 8 cm
Width: 7.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Accession number: MAR.ARM.O.165-1912
Primary reference Number: 169115
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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