Tsuba with design of invocation to Hachiman, and cherry-blossom
Katchushi School
(Japanese)
mid-late 17th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane, shakudo nanako plugs, shakudo shim in one ana; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, ito-sukashi and drilling
DimensionsOverall: 8.2 x 8.3 x 0.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2200
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 17th–early 18th century
early to mid-19th century
18th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-18th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century