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 18th–early 19th century
Kamakura School
Late 16th–early 17th century
