Tsuba with design of gourds and tendrils
Shoami School
(Japanese)
mid-late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and shibuichi; copper sekigane, shakudo liner; decorative technique: takabori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.9 x 8.9 x 0.6 cm (3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2439
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Shoami School
Late 18th–early 19th century
