Tsuba with design of chrysanthemums and butterflies
Kyô Shôami School
(Japanese)
early to mid-18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, sukashi-bori and nunome zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 8.3 x 0.5 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1878
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
