Tsuba with design of tendrils
Dewa School, Shonai Sub-school
(Japanese)
Late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane and shim; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.4 x 7.1 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2557
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
early to mid-18th century
mid-18th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
mid-19th century
18th century (?)
Early 19th century