Tsuba with design of melons and nasubi
Shôami Shigeharu
(Japanese)
Shoami School
(Japanese)
early to mid-18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, copper and shakudo; shakudo liners; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.8 x 7.5 x 0.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2440
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-19th century
Early 19th century
mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century
mid-19th century