Tsuba with design of cherry blossoms on a stream
Dewa School, Shonai Sub-school
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper and solder sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and engraving
DimensionsOverall: 7.8 x 7 x 0.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2537
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Dewa School, Shonai Sub-school
early to mid-18th century
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