Tsuba with design of birds, waves and rocks
Kaneie School
(Japanese)
18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane, shakudo plug; decorative technique: takabori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 8.5 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2066
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