Tsuba with design of overlapping squares and fan-shapes
Umetada Shigenari
(Japanese)
Umetada School
(Japanese)
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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
18th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 17th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
late 17th–early 18th century
mid-late 18th century
18th century
mid-late 18th century (?)