Tsuba formed from eighteen overlapping riveted plates
Myochin Munehiro
(Japanese, about 1800)
Myochin School
(Japanese)
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; decorative technique: forging and riveting
DimensionsOverall: 8.9 x 8.8 x 0.5 cm (3 1/2 x 3 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2234
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Myochin School
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Late 17th century