Tsuba with design of Shoriken Sennin riding the waves on a sword
Kaneie
(Japanese)
Kaneie School
(Japanese)
17th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: kitae-ji; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: takabori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 8.6 x 0.4 cm (3 9/16 x 3 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2061
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Kaneie School
Late 18th–early 19th century