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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
mid-late 18th century
mid-18th century
mid-18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-late 18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-19th century
Early 19th century
mid-19th century
mid-late 17th century
mid-late 17th century