Tsuba with design of squirrel, insects, ho-o birds and vine
mid-18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; copper sekigane, shakudo shims; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori and tokin
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 x 8.6 x 0.4 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2460
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Sunagawa Masatsuna
early to mid-19th century
