Tsuba with basketwork pattern
Shoami School
(Japanese)
early to mid-17th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sukidashi-bori and tokin
DimensionsOverall: 8.9 x 8.9 x 0.4 cm (3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2172
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
18th century
mid-late 17th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
early to mid-19th century
18th century
mid-late 17th century
17th century
18th century
18th century
mid-late 18th century
18th century (?)