Tsuba with design of bamboo
Kamiyoshi Rakuju
(Japanese, 1817–1884)
Higo School
(Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and sukidashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.6 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1927
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Higo School, Kamiyoshi Sub-school
Late 18th–early 19th century
Higo School, Kamiyoshi Sub-school
18th century
Bushû School
Late 18th–early 19th century
