Tsuba with design of waves and cherry blossom
Ito Masanaga
(Japanese)
Bushû School
(Japanese)
early to mid-18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: shakudo and gold; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori and sukashi-bori filled with shakudo
DimensionsOverall: 7.9 x 7.8 x 0.4 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1964
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
18th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century