Tsuba with design of sun, moon and stars
Myochin School
(Japanese)
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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
mid-18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid to late 19th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-19th century
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid to late 19th century
mid-late 18th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century