Tsuba with design of bird, waves and rocks
Kaneie School
(Japanese)
17th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: kitae-ji; other metals: gold; copper sekigane, brass shim to kogai; decorative technique: takabori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.8 x 7.3 x 0.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2063
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
17th century (?)
17th century
17th century
Late 18th–19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Late 18th–19th century
early to mid-19th century (?)
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Late 19th century