Tsuba with design of paulownia mon
Higo School
(Japanese)
Late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and sukidashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 7 x 6.5 x 0.5 cm (2 3/4 x 2 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1925
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Higo School, Nishigaki Sub-school
Late 17th–early 18th century
Higo School, Nishigaki Sub-school
mid-late 18th century