Tsuba with design of octopus and octopus traps
Nagano Chikanori
(Japanese, about 1800)
Higo School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and shibuichi; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sukidashi-bori and takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.7 x 7.3 x 0.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2264
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Bushû School
Late 18th–early 19th century
