Tsuba with design of European-style dragons and pearls
Nanban School
(Japanese)
Late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; decorative technique: chiseled
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 x 7.6 x 1 cm (3 3/8 x 3 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1754
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
Late 17th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
9th–12th century A.D.
mid-late 18th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
18th century (?)
mid to late 19th century