Tsuba with design of shogi pieces

mid-late 17th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sukidashi-bori and tokin

DimensionsOverall: 8.3 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 number13.2524

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo

Umetada Shigenari

mid-late 17th century

Umetada Shigenari

mid-late 17th century

Umetada Shigechika

Late 17th–early 18th century (?)

Umetada Shigenari

late 17th century

Umetada Shigenari

Late 17th–early 18th century (?)

Umetada Shigenari

mid-late 17th century

Umetada Munetake

Late 17th–early 18th century

Umetada Yoshinobu

Late 18th–early 19th century

Umetada Nobumasa

Early 18th century

Bushû School

early to mid-19th century

Shoami School

18th century

Umetada Shigetoshi

mid-late 17th century