Tsuba with unidentified design
Myochin School
(Japanese)
18th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: silver (?); decorative technique: hammering and hira-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 6.1 x 6 x 0.5 cm (2 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2214
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
Early 19th century
18th century
mid to late 19th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 18th century
early to mid-18th century
mid-late 17th century
early to mid-19th century
About 1850
mid-19th century