Tsuba with design of chrysanthemums and trellis
Shoami School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and shakudo; gold liners, shakudo plugs; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 8 x 0.5 cm (3 5/16 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2441
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
early to mid-19th century
18th century
early to mid-18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
mid-19th century
late 18th to mid-19th century