Tsuba with design of beetles and rotting wood
Shoami School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: imitating wood; other metals: gold and shakudo; gilt plug; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 8.4 x 0.4 cm (3 5/16 x 3 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2410
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Gotô School
early to mid-19th century
Saito Saneyoshi
Late 18th–early 19th century
