Tsuba with design of plum and bamboo
Funada Ikkin
(Japanese, 1812–1863)
Shonai School
(Japanese)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 8.2 x 0.5 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1917
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Bushû School
Late 18th–early 19th century