Tsuba with design of puppy playing with a shell
Ito Masakata
(Japanese, died in 1
died in 1774)
died in 1774)
Bushû School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and sukidashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 6.3 x 6.1 x 0.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1965
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
