Tsuba with design of shogi pieces
Umetada Shigenari
(Japanese)
Umetada School
(Japanese)
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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
early to mid-19th century
18th century
17th century
18th century
18th century (?)
mid-18th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
18th century
early to mid-17th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 18th–early 19th century