Tsuba with design of shells and seaweed

Late 18th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: copper; other metals: shell, shibuichi, silver (?); decorative technique: hammering and zogan

DimensionsOverall: 7 x 6.6 x 0.6 cm (2 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 1/4 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.2404

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo

mid-late 18th century

early to mid-18th century

mid-late 17th century

early to mid-19th century

Late 18th–early 19th century

18th century (?)

Late 17th–early 18th century

18th century

18th century

mid-late 18th century

early to mid-19th century

late 18th–early 19th century (?)