Tsuba with design of millet, bird and bird-cage

Hôan Kanenobu (Japanese, 1600–1679)

mid-17th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: amida-yasurime; other metals: gold and shakudo; lacquer; decorative technique: takabori, sue-mon

DimensionsOverall: 8 x 8 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.1953

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Asia

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

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