Tsuba with design of two minogame

Late 18th–early 19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and sukidashi-bori

DimensionsOverall: 6.9 x 6.7 x 0.5 cm (2 11/16 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.2187

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo

Umetada Yoshinobu

Late 18th–early 19th century

Toyusai

early to mid-19th century

Izumi Hidetoshi

mid-19th century

Shoami Mitsushige

Late 18th–early 19th century

Nara School

early to mid-19th century

Echizen Kinai School

Late 17th–early 18th century

Nanban School

Early 18th century

Kamakura School

Late 16th–early 17th century

Nanban School

18th century

Nanban School

18th century

Heianjo School

Late 17th century

Akao School

mid-late 17th century