Tsuba with design of pine and magnolia
Shoami School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; copper sekigane; decorative technique: takabori, engraving and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 8.4 x 0.4 cm (3 5/16 x 3 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2452
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
18th century
Late 17th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-late 18th century
Late 18th–19th century
mid-late 18th century
early to mid-18th century
early to mid-19th century