Tsuba with design of Mount Fuji and eggplant (nasubi)
Bushû School
(Japanese)
mid-late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori and takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.1 x 6.5 x 0.4 cm (2 13/16 x 2 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2479
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Bushû School
Late 18th–early 19th century
