Tsuba with design of egrets and willows
Nara School
(Japanese)
late 18th to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: takazogan and iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.3 x 6.6 x 0.5 cm (2 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2258
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Nara Masanaga
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Mito School
1848 (Kaei 1)
Mito School
mid-19th century
Mito School
mid-19th century
