Tsuba with design of shinobu fern
Shoami School
(Japanese)
18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: hirazogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 7.7 x 0.3 cm (3 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2204
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Higo School, Kamiyoshi Sub-school
Late 18th–early 19th century