Tsuba with design of hollyhocks
Awa Shoami School
(Japanese)
early to mid-18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: nunome-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 x 8.6 x 0.4 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1736
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Awa Shoami School
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
