Tsuba with design of paulownia and ho-o bird
Nomura Soken
(Japanese, about 1750)
Hikone School
(Japanese)
mid-18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.2 x 7 x 0.5 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2454
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Kitagawa Sôten
mid to late 18th century
Kitagawa Sôten
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century (?)