Tsuba with design of ginger and bamboo crests
Kyô Shôami School
(Japanese)
late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, sukashi-bori and nunome zôgan
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 8.5 x 0.4 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1879
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
18th century
mid-late 18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
Early 19th century
18th century
18th century
18th century