Tsuba with design of spinning top and camellia
Bushû School
(Japanese)
mid-late 17th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and copper; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, ito-sukashi and takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.2 x 8 x 0.3 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2363
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
18th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
mid-late 17th century
early to mid-18th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century