Tsuba, with large openings and design of fan
Shôami
(Japanese)
Shoami School
(Japanese)
18th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane, shakudo plugs; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, tokin
DimensionsOverall: 7.5 x 7.2 x 0.4 cm (2 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2409
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 17th–early 18th century
18th century
18th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 18th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-18th century
mid-late 17th century
18th century
18th century