Tsuba with design of onigawara and other roof-tiles

Umetada Shigeyoshi (Japanese, about 1700)

Umetada School, Harima Sub-school (Japanese)

mid-18th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: takabori, engraving and zogan

DimensionsOverall: 8.2 x 8.2 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.2562

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Asia

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

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