Tsuba with design of bats
Harunori
(Japanese, about 1800)
Shonai School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: chiseled patterns; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and sukidashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 9.1 x 8.9 x 0.5 cm (3 9/16 x 3 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2213
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 17th–early 18th century
Late 16th–early 17th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-17th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
18th century (?)
18th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century