Tsuba with design of pine tree
Umetada Nobumasa
(Japanese, 1642–1720)
Chôshû School
(Japanese)
Early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, sukashi-bori and nunome zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.6 x 7.7 x 0.5 cm (3 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1864
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Shoami Mitsushige
Late 18th–early 19th century
Nanban School
18th century
