Tsuba with design of fern fronds and star motifs
Rakuju
(Japanese)
Higo School, Kamiyoshi Sub-school
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, copper sekigane; decorative technique: nikubori and nunome-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.1 x 7.7 x 0.4 cm (3 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1704
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
mid-late 17th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
late 18th–early 19th century (?)
18th century