Tsuba with geometric inlay
Nakane School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: hirazogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 8.3 x 0.3 cm (3 5/16 x 3 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2050
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
mid-18th century
early to mid-19th century
late 18th to mid-19th century
18th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid-19th century
mid-18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century