Tsuba with design of festooned pine branch
Iwama Masayoshi
(Japanese, 1764–1837)
Hamano School
(Japanese)
Early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and shibuichi; copper sekigane, shakudo plugs; decorative technique: takabori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 8.1 x 0.7 cm (3 5/16 x 3 3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2278
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
18th century
early to mid-18th century
late 18th–early 19th centuries
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century
Early 19th century
18th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 17th century
mid-19th century