Tsuba with geometric and floral patterns
Shoami School
(Japanese)
18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: yamagane; other metals: copper sekigane, shakudo plug; decorative technique: hammering, punching and engraving
DimensionsOverall: 7.6 x 7.4 x 0.6 cm (3 x 2 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2395
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
mid-19th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
18th century (?)
mid-late 18th century
19th century (?)
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 16th century
Late 19th century
18th century
mid-19th century