Tsuba with design of sun, moon and stars

early to mid-19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: sue-mon and zogan

DimensionsOverall: 11.7 x 11.7 x 0.4 cm (4 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.2248

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

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

Umetada School

Late 17th–early 18th century (?)

Kitagawa Sôten

mid-18th century

Kitagawa Sôten

Late 18th–early 19th century

Katô Mitsutsugu

mid to late 19th century

Shoami Shigekatsu

mid-late 18th century

Nakajima Toshiharu

mid-19th century

Shoami School

Late 18th–early 19th century

Aizu Shoami School

mid-late 18th century

Myochin School

18th century (?)

Myôchin Munenaga

mid-19th century

Late 18th–early 19th century

Gotô School

late 18th to mid-19th century