Tsuba with design of rustic dwelling, trees and mountains

Umetada Chikashige (Japanese, about 1750)

early to mid-18th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane, shakudo plugs; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori and zogan

DimensionsOverall: 8.1 x 7.5 x 0.4 cm (3 3/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.2544

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Asia

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

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