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
Shoami School
early to mid-18th century
mid to late 17th century