Skip to main content
Tsuba with design of invocation to Hachiman, and cherry-blossom
Tsuba with design of invocation to Hachiman, and cherry-blossom

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 view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
InscriptionsHachiman Dai Bosatsu; The great Bodhisattva Hachiman 八幡大菩薩ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Tsuba with design of clouds and lightning
Tosho School
Late 17th–early 18th century
Tsuba with design of pierced keyfret pattern
Akao School
early to mid-19th century
Tsuba with keyfret design
Shoami School
early to mid-19th century
Tsuba with design of paulownia crest and bridge
Nishigaki School
Late 17th–early 18th century
Tsuba with design of pheasant, bridge and clouds
Umetada Yoshinobu
Late 18th–early 19th century
Tsuba with design of flying cranes
Ishiguro Masanaga
early to mid-19th century
Tsuba with design of chrysanthemums
Shoami School
Late 18th–early 19th century
Tsuba with design of butterflies
Shoami School
18th century
Tsuba with design of pine tree and creeper
Sôten School
early to mid-18th century