Tsuba in the form of a butterfly
Horikawa Kunihiro
(Japanese, 1531–1614)
mid-18th century
Object PlaceJapan
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: shakudo plug, copper semegane; decorative technique: kebori and sukashi-bori
Dimensions7.1 x 6.9 x 0.5 cm
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2199
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Matsumura Kunihiro
Late 18th–early 19th century
Ichinomiya Nagatsune
Late 18th and early 19th century
Katchushi School
mid-late 17th century
