Tsuba with design of Kannon

Early 19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: etching; other metals: copper sekigane, shakudo plugs; decorative technique: engraving

DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 8 x 0.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.2231

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

InscriptionsShinto gotetsuren; Forged from five layers of Shinto iron 神道五鐵錬

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

Myochin Munekoto

Late 18th–early 19th century (?)

Myochin School

Late 18th–early 19th century (?)

Nara School

mid-late 18th century

Kuninaga

Late 18th–19th century

Saotome School

mid-late 17th century

Late 17th–18th century (?)

Tosho School

Late 17th–early 18th century

Myochin School

18th century (?)

Ishiguro Masanaga

early to mid-19th century

Saito Saneyoshi

Late 18th–early 19th century

Gotô School

early to mid-19th century (?)

Shoami School

Late 18th–early 19th century