Tsuba with design of leaves and grasses
Akasaka School
(Japanese)
mid-late 17th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and kebori
DimensionsOverall: 7.8 x 7.8 x 0.6 cm (3 1/16 x 3 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1934
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
mid-19th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 18th and early 19th century
mid-18th century
Early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century