Tsuba with design of dried sardines
Masatsune
(Japanese, dates unknown)
Bushû School
(Japanese)
mid-18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: vertical striations; other metals: gold; decorative technique: shishiai-bori, sukashi-bori and nunome-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.4 x 7.3 x 0.3 cm (2 15/16 x 2 7/8 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1959
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
early to mid-18th century
mid to late 19th century
18th century (?)
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 17th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Early 19th century
mid-19th century