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
mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 17th century
18th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century
Early 19th century
18th century
early to mid-19th century