Tsuba with design of bamboo

Shoami School (Japanese)

early to mid-18th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: copper; surface treatment: tsuchime-ji; other metals: gold and shakudo; decorative technique: iroe takazogan

DimensionsOverall: 7.5 x 7.8 x 0.4 cm (2 15/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.1904

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo

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mid-late 18th century

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Late 18th–early 19th century

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