Tsuba with design of butterfly
Tosho School
(Japanese)
mid-late 17th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: copper; decorative technique: sukashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 9.7 x 9.5 x 0.3 cm (3 13/16 x 3 3/4 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2183
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
