Tsuba with design of birds and waves
Bushû School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: silver and shakudo (?); decorative technique: takabori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.3 x 6.6 x 0.3 cm (2 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2328
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Bushû School
Late 18th–early 19th century
Bushû School
early to mid-19th century
Bushû School
Early 19th century (?)
Bushû School
Late 18th–early 19th century