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
mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century