Tsuba with design of long-eared hare or umbrella
Tosho School
(Japanese)
18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: shakudo plugs, silver liners, copper sekigane; decorative technique: ito-sukashi
DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2233
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century (?)
18th century