Tsuba with design of snowflakes
Katchushi School
(Japanese)
16th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: punching; decorative technique: sukashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 9.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 cm (3 11/16 x 3 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2056
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 16th century
mid to late 17th century
Late 19th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
Late 16th–early 17th century
18th century (?)
Early 19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-17th century
mid-18th century