Tsuba with design of pine trees and cherry blossom
Higo School, Nishigaki Sub-school
(Japanese)
mid-late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane; shakudo pieces in ryohitsu; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and sukidashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 7.6 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 3 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1941
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 18th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-late 18th century
18th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-19th century