Tsuba with design of gourds, leaves and tendrils
Nobuie
(Japanese)
Nobuie School
(Japanese)
Late 17th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: forging, engraving and sukashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 7.9 x 7.8 x 0.6 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2164
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
17th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 17th century
Late 17th–18th century
18th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-late 17th century
18th century