Tsuba with design of sailboats and promontory
Umetada Shigeyoshi
(Japanese, about 1700)
Umetada School
(Japanese)
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: takabori, engraving and tokin
DimensionsOverall: 8.1 x 7.9 x 0.4 cm (3 3/16 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2532
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
18th century
mid-late 18th century
18th century (?)
Late 17th–early 18th century
mid-late 18th century
18th century
18th century (?)
18th century
mid-18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-18th century