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
mid-late 18th century
late 18th to mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
Early 19th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-19th century