Tsuba with design of frog and lotus leaf
Shoami School
(Japanese)
18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plug; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.1 x 7.1 x 0.4 cm (3 3/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2259
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
mid to late 18th century
early to mid-19th century (?)
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-18th century
18th century
18th century
early to mid-19th century
Early 19th century
Early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century