Tsuba with design of cherry blossom
Dewa School, Shonai Sub-school
(Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, ito-sukashi, engraving and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.6 x 7.6 x 0.5 cm (3 x 3 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2559
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
18th century
18th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 17th century
Early 19th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
mid-late 17th century
early to mid-18th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century