Tsuba with design of peonies
Shoami School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: hammering, shishiaibori, engraving and tokin in gamahada style
DimensionsOverall: 7.7 x 7.4 x 0.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2518
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
mid-late 18th century
early to mid-18th century
Early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 17th century
early to mid-19th century
late 18th–early 19th century
mid-18th century
mid-18th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 17th century