Tsuba with radiating design and paulownia mon

1864

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: lead; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori

DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 8 x 0.5 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.1923

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

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

Kyô Shôami School

early to mid-18th century

Late 18th–early 19th century (?)

Masatoshi

Late 18th–early 19th century

Kaneie School

18th century

Nobuie

early to mid-19th century

Nobuie

Late 17th–early 18th century (?)

Aizu Shoami School

mid-late 18th century

Nara Yasutoshi

early to mid-19th century

Kugimiya Chikatoshi

mid-late 17th century

Tomohito

1849

Umetada

mid-late 17th century

Umetada School

Late 17th–early 18th century