Tsuba with design of rustic dwelling, cockerel, mountain and sun
Shoami School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and shibuichi (?); decorative technique: takabori, tokin and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 8.1 x 0.5 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2396
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
19th century
mid-late 18th century
18th century
mid to late 19th century
Late 17th century
18th century (?)