Tsuba with design of horses and trees
Bushû School
(Japanese)
18th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and engraving
DimensionsOverall: 7.9 x 7.6 x 0.3 cm (3 1/8 x 3 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1900
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Early 19th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 16th–early 17th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-17th century
mid-late 17th century
mid-late 17th century