Tsuba with design of fan-shapes, poem-papers, books etc.
Shoami School
(Japanese)
Late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and shibuichi; copper sekigane; decorative technique: zogan, sukidashi-bori, engraving
DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 8 x 0.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1902
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Shoami School
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)