Tsuba with design of shell, waves and stylized blossoms

Umetada Shigeyoshi (Japanese, about 1700)

mid-late 17th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; copper sekigane, shakudo plugs; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, etching (?), zogan

DimensionsOverall: 7.4 x 6.5 x 0.3 cm (2 15/16 x 2 9/16 x 1/8 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.2563

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Asia

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

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