You're in: Home Collection & Publications Collection Search Works Tsuba, centipede pattern (mukade-zogan) created by lacing iron and brass wire through the tsuba Tsuba, centipede pattern (mukade-zogan) created by lacing iron and brass wire through the tsuba Japan Tsuba, centipede pattern (mukade-zogan) created by lacing iron and brass wire through the tsuba early 18th century iron, gold-copper alloy (shakudō) Details Place made Japan Medium iron, gold-copper alloy (shakudō) Dimensions 8.1 x 7.7 cm Credit line Gift of John and Geraldine Halls 1986 Accession number 865A237 Media category Metalwork Collection area Asian art - Japan Print this page