Tsuba with striped pattern and scattered gold motifs
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: applied with thin plates
DimensionsOverall: 8.2 x 8.1 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2408
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 18th–early 19th century
18th century (?)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century
mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)