Tsuba with design of grasses
Bushû School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: ito-sukashi and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 6.5 x 6 x 0.5 cm (2 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2324
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-late 18th century
18th century
18th century
18th century (?)