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
Late 18th–early 19th century
