Tsuba with namazu piercings and applied rim modeled as an octopus tentacle
Hirata School
(Japanese)
18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: copper; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, rim uchidashi
DimensionsOverall: 7.6 x 7.3 x 0.5 cm (3 x 2 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2155
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Higo School, Nishigaki Sub-school
Late 17th–early 18th century
Higo School, Nishigaki Sub-school
mid-late 18th century
Katchushi School
mid-late 17th century
