Tsuba with design of a clam and an awabi shell
Echizen Kinai School
(Japanese)
18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; decorative technique: takabori and sukashi bori
DimensionsOverall: 7.1 x 7 x 0.5 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2079
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo