Tsuba with design of orchid and ferns
Shôami
(Japanese)
Shoami School
(Japanese)
mid-late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, tokin
DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 8 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2407
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
18th century
18th century (?)
Late 17th–early 18th century
18th century
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
18th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)