Tsuba with design of overlapping squares and fan-shapes

Late 17th–early 18th century (?)

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sukidashi-bori and zogan

DimensionsOverall: 8.7 x 8.7 x 0.4 cm (3 7/16 x 3 7/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.2543

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

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

Umetada Shigenari

mid-late 17th century

Umetada Shigenari

mid-late 17th century

Umetada Shigenari

mid-late 17th century

Umetada Shigenari

late 17th century

Umetada Yoshinobu

Late 18th–early 19th century

Umetada Nobumasa

Early 18th century

Umetada Shigenari

mid-late 17th century

Umetada Shigechika

Late 17th–early 18th century (?)

Umetada Narimasa

mid-late 18th century (?)

Umetada Narimasa

mid-late 18th century (?)

Umetada School

early to mid-19th century

Umetada

mid-late 17th century