Tsuba with design of blossoms, fruit, leaves and tendrils
Umetada
(Japanese)
Umetada School
(Japanese)
mid-late 17th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane, shakudo plug; decorative technique: nunome-zogan and engraving
DimensionsOverall: 8.7 x 8.2 x 0.7 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2527
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
18th century
18th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
18th century (?)
Early 18th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
18th century
Late 17th–early 18th century