Tsuba with design of silk-winders
Katchushi School
(Japanese)
Late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: engraved woodgrain pattern; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 7.1 x 0.4 cm (3 9/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2203
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
Late 16th–early 17th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-17th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 16th century
mid-late 17th century
Early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)