Tsuba with design of dragons or phoenixes
Umetada Munetake
(Japanese)
Umetada School
(Japanese)
Late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs, copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, tokin (?)
DimensionsOverall: 8.1 x 8.1 x 0.4 cm (3 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2541
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
18th century (?)
18th century
18th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 18th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-18th century
mid-late 17th century
18th century
18th century