Tsuba with design of pine tree and moonlit landscape
Hisanobu
(Japanese)
mid-late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: silver; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, sue-mon
DimensionsOverall: 8.8 x 8.1 x 0.4 cm (3 7/16 x 3 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1827
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
Early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 19th century