Tsuba with design of pine, creeper and bamboo
Nara Noriyoshi
(Japanese)
Nara School
(Japanese)
mid-late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane, shakudo plugs; decorative technique: takabori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.5 x 7.5 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2284
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
early to mid-18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
Early 19th century
Early 19th century
18th century
18th century
Late 17th century
Early 19th century
late 18th–early 19th centuries
18th century