Tsuba with design of dragons and clouds around rim
Shoami School
(Japanese)
18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 7.7 x 0.4 cm (3 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2347
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Shoami School
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)