Tsuba with design of hollyhock leaves and stems
Kinai
(Japanese)
Echizen Kinai School
(Japanese)
18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, sukashi-bori, engraving and hira-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.3 x 7 x 0.5 cm (2 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2082
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Shoami Mitsushige
Late 18th–early 19th century
Nanban School
18th century