Tsuba with design of geese, reeds and grasses
Nara School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: shakudo and gold; silver liners, shakudo plugs; decorative technique: takabori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 x 8.2 x 0.4 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2286
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
early to mid-19th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-18th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-late 18th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century