Tsuba with design of flowering plum branch

mid-late 18th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: shakudo sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and sukidashi-bori

DimensionsOverall: 7.9 x 7.4 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.1944

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo

Late 18th–early 19th century

18th century

1860

Late 18th century

mid-late 18th century

mid-late 18th century

18th century

Late 17th–early 18th century

Late 18th–early 19th century

early to mid-19th century

early to mid-19th century

Late 18th–early 19th century