Tsuba with design of caparisoned elephant
Tsuchiya Yasuchika
(Japanese, 1670–1744)
Nara School
(Japanese)
late 18th to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; shakudo plug; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 7.7 x 0.4 cm (3 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2281
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Tsuchiya Yasuchika
Late 19th century
Tsuchiya Yasuchika
Late 19th century
Tsuchiya Yasuchika
mid-late 18th century (?)
Tsuchiya Yasuchika
early to mid-19th century (?)
Tsuchiya Yasuchika
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
