Tsuba with design of stylized clouds and lightning
Shoami Shigesada
(Japanese)
Shoami School
(Japanese)
Late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: shakudo and gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: takabori, sukashibori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 9.4 x 8.9 x 0.4 cm (3 11/16 x 3 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2371
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Shoami School
Late 18th–early 19th century
