Tsuba with design of waves
Shoami School
(Japanese)
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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Shoami School
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
Kyô Shôami School
Late 17th–early 18th century
