Tsuba with design of blossoms, fruit, leaves and tendrils

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 view

ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

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

Umetada School

Late 17th–early 18th century

Umetada Narimasa

mid-late 18th century (?)

Umetada Chikashige

early to mid-18th century

Umetada Shigeyoshi

mid-late 17th century

Umetada Yoshinobu

Late 18th–early 19th century

Umetada School

Late 17th–early 18th century (?)

Awa Shoami School

18th century

Awa Shoami School

18th century

Kenjô School

18th century

Atsuie

early to mid-19th century

Seijo

Late 18th–early 19th century

Myochin School

18th century (?)