Tsuba with design of rustic dwelling and chickens

mid-late 18th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane, shakudo plug; decorative technique: hammering, takabori and zogan

DimensionsOverall: 8 x 7.6 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 3 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.2379

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo

18th century

18th century (?)

mid-late 17th century

19th century (?)

mid-late 18th century

late 18th–early 19th century (?)

mid-late 18th century

mid-late 18th century

Late 18th–early 19th century (?)

mid-19th century

Late 18th–early 19th century

mid-19th century (?)