Tsuba with design of crane, rock and waves

Ishiguro School (Japanese)

early to mid-19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: shakudo; surface treatment: nanako-ji; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: iroe takazogan

DimensionsOverall: 7.9 x 7.6 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 3 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.1958

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

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

Ishiguro Koreyoshi

mid-19th century

Ishiguro Koreyoshi

mid-19th century

Mino-Goto School

Late 17th–early 18th century

Gotô School

early to mid-19th century

Ishiguro Masatsune

early to mid-19th century

Ishiguro Masayoshi

Gotô Mitsuhiro

early to mid-19th century

Shigenori

mid-late 18th century

Ishiguro Masayoshi

early to mid-19th century

Ishiguro Masamori

Late 18th–early 19th century

Ishiguro Masatsune II

early to mid-19th century

Ishiguro Masanaga

early to mid-19th century