Tsuba with design of swallow, waves, mountain and poem
Matsumura Kunihiro
(Japanese)
Aizu Shoami School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane, shakudo plug; decorative technique: takabori, ito-sukashi and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.2 x 8.1 x 0.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2438
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
18th century
18th century
18th century
early to mid-18th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-late 18th century
early to mid-19th century (?)