Tsuba with design of tomoe and tendrils
Dewa School, Shonai Sub-school
(Japanese)
Late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper shims; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 7.5 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2556
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
18th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-18th century
early to mid-19th century
18th century (?)
early to mid-19th century
late 18th to mid-19th century
mid-19th century