Tsuba with design of autumn plants and stirrup
Kunitomo Teiei
(Japanese)
Kunitomo School
(Japanese)
Early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: sahari; decorative technique: hirazogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2057
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)