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
Nanban School
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Nanban School
late 18th–early 19th century (?)
