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
early to mid-19th century
Early 19th century
Early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-18th century
early to mid-18th century
mid-late 18th century (?)
18th century (?)
18th century
mid-late 18th century