Tsuba with design of straw mat and flames
Umetada School
(Japanese)
Late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane, stamped lead plugs; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori and nunome-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.2 x 8.1 x 0.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2535
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
mid-late 17th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
18th century
18th century
18th century (?)
mid-late 18th century
18th century (?)
early to mid-19th century
mid-19th century