Tsuba with design of Hosokawa family mon and tendrils
Dewa School, Shonai Sub-school
(Japanese)
early to mid-18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.5 x 7.2 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2546
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
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Late 18th–early 19th century
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