Tsuba with design of inome piercings and radiating lines
Myochin School
(Japanese)
18th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane, shakudo plugs; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, hammering and nunome-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 12.3 x 11.6 x 0.8 cm (4 13/16 x 4 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2212
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 18th–early 19th century
18th century
18th century
19th century (?)
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century (?)
18th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
early to mid-18th century
mid-late 17th century