Tsuba with design of suhama and cartwheel
Hôan Kanenobu
(Japanese, 1600–1679)
Hoan School
(Japanese)
mid-17th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: amida-yasurime; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 8.1 x 8.1 x 0.2 cm (3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 1/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1954
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 17th–early 18th century
17th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-17th century
early to mid-18th century
Late 16th–early 17th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-17th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-late 17th century