Tsuba with design of mountains, pine trees, grasses and a boat
Shoami School
(Japanese)
mid-late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; copper sekigane; decorative technique: hammering, takabori, tokin and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.2 x 8 x 0.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2393
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
early to mid-18th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 17th century
early to mid-19th century
18th century
mid-18th century
18th century (?)
Late 17th–early 18th century
18th century
early to mid-19th century