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

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Asia

ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo

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