Tsuba modeled as two awabi shells, with design of snails and seaweed
Shoami School
(Japanese)
early to mid-18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and copper; decorative technique: hammering, takabori, tokin and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.1 x 7.7 x 0.4 cm (3 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2394
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
mid-late 18th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 18th century
18th century
mid-late 17th century
early to mid-19th century
18th century
mid-late 18th century