Tsuba with design of gourd vine
Higo School
(Japanese)
mid-late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane; shakudo plug; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and sukidashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 7.1 x 6.7 x 0.6 cm (2 13/16 x 2 5/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1942
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 18th–early 19th century
18th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 17th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century (?)