Tsuba with design of Jo and Uba
Shoami Masafusa
(Japanese, about 1800)
Akita Shoami School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: takabori, engraving and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 7.8 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2443
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
