Tsuba with design of saddles and tassels
Shoami Moriyoshi
(Japanese, born in 1693)
Iyo Shoami School
(Japanese)
1776
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: sukashi-bori sukidashi-bori and nunome-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.4 x 7.2 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2414
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Shoami Mitsushige
Late 18th–early 19th century
