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
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 18th and early 19th century
mid-19th century
Early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
18th century
Late 18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
mid-late 17th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-late 17th century