Tsuba with design of moon and clouds
Bushû School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shakudo; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sukidashi-bori and tokin
DimensionsOverall: 7.2 x 7.2 x 0.4 cm (2 13/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1911
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
17th century
early to mid-18th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
Early 19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)