Tsuba with design of landscapes in fan-shapes
Shoami School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: formed from three iron plates; sukashi-bori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.1 x 7.8 x 0.4 cm (3 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2339
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
18th century
mid-19th century
18th century