Tsuba with abstract designs
Shoami School
(Japanese)
Late 17th–18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper and lead sekigane; decorative technique: zogan, forging
DimensionsOverall: 8.2 x 7.8 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2181
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 17th century
mid-late 17th century
17th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
mid-late 17th century
18th century
Late 17th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 17th–early 18th century