Tsuba with design of branches
Kugimiya Chikatoshi
(Japanese)
Jingo School
(Japanese)
mid-late 17th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and lead; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, zogan and tokin
DimensionsOverall: 7.7 x 7.4 x 0.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2041
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
18th century
early to mid-17th century
mid-late 17th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
early to mid-18th century
18th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
early to mid-19th century