Tsuba with design of Shoki and an oni
Bushû School
(Japanese)
Late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 6.2 x 5.5 x 0.4 cm (2 7/16 x 2 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2283
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
Sôten School
early to mid-18th century