Tsuba with design of chrysanthemums
Shoami School
(Japanese)
Late 16th–mid-17th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: copper, gold and silver; copper sekigane; decorative technique: nunome-zogan and sukashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 7.8 x 7.8 x 0.5 cm (3 1/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1730
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Kyô Shôami School
Late 17th–early 18th century