Tsuba with design of chrysanthemums
Shoami School
(Japanese)
early to mid-18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, sukashi-bori and nunome zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1885
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th century
18th century
Early 18th century
18th century
early to mid-18th century
early to mid-18th century
mid-late 18th century