Tsuba with design of Chinese sages and attendant, waterfall and pine tree
Sôten School
(Japanese)
mid-late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori and nunome-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.2 x 8.2 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2461
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Sôten School
early to mid-18th century
Kitagawa Sôten
mid to late 18th century