Tsuba with design of fruiting branch, spider and plantain
Shoami School
(Japanese)
18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and copper; decorative technique: takabori, tokin and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.8 x 8.8 x 0.6 cm (3 7/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2390
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 18th century
early to mid-18th century
18th century
18th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
18th century
mid to late 19th century
18th century (?)
18th century