Tsuba with design of dragon, tiger, plum and bamboo
Shoami School
(Japanese)
Early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 7.8 x 0.8 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2285
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Shoami School
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
