Tsuba with design of grasses
Kiyotatsu
(Japanese, about 1750–1800)
Kaga School
(Japanese)
Late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: brass; other metals: shakudo; copper sekigane; decorative technique: iroe hirazogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.2 x 6.7 x 0.4 cm (2 13/16 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2276
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
early to mid-19th century
18th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century (?)
mid to late 19th century
early to mid-19th century (?)
Late 19th century
early to mid-19th century
18th century