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
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
18th century (?)
Late 17th–early 18th century
18th century (?)
18th century
early to mid-19th century
18th century