Tsuba with design of the hakke (ba gua)

Shoami School (Japanese)

Late 17th–early 18th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: amida-yasurime; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: ito-sukashi, zogan

DimensionsOverall: 9 x 9 x 0.4 cm (3 9/16 x 3 9/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.2247

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

InscriptionsNanbantetsu o motte kore o kitaeru 南蛮以鉄鍛之ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo

Tosho School

Late 17th–early 18th century

Tosho School

17th century

Hôan Kanenobu

mid-17th century

Onuki Masaharu

mid-19th century

Shoami School

18th century

Shoami School

early to mid-19th century

Shoami School

early to mid-19th century (?)

Late 18th–early 19th century

Hôan Kanenobu

mid-17th century

Umetada Tadatsugu

early to mid-18th century

Yamakichibei School

18th century

Akao School

early to mid-19th century