Tsuba with design of cherry blossom and uchiwa fans
Ito School
(Japanese)
Early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, engraving and hira-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 7.6 x 0.4 cm (3 1/8 x 3 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.1982
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
early to mid-19th century
18th century
Early 19th century
About 1850
18th century (?)
mid to late 19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century