Tsuba with design of butterflies and peonies
Shoami School
(Japanese)
mid-late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; punched shakudo plug; decorative technique: ito-sukashi, sukidashi-bori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.8 x 7.6 x 0.4 cm (3 1/16 x 3 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2565
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Bushû School
Late 18th–early 19th century
Shoami School
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
Katchushi School
mid-late 17th century
