Tsuba with design of waves

mid-late 18th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, lead plugs, copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bor, sukidashi-borii and zogan

DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 8.4 x 0.5 cm (3 5/16 x 3 5/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.2551

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

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

18th century

Late 18th–early 19th century

Late 17th–early 18th century

1860

18th century

early to mid-19th century

mid-19th century

early to mid-19th century

Late 17th–early 18th century (?)

early to mid-18th century

mid-19th century

early to mid-18th century