Tsuba with design of fisherman and Mount Fuji
Shoami Arichika
(Japanese, mid-19th century)
Aizu Shoami School
(Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and copper; gilt liner, shakudo plug; decorative technique: takabori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 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 number13.2306
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Shôami Arichika
early to mid-18th century