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
Bushû School
Late 18th–early 19th century
Katchushi School
mid-late 17th century
Shoami School
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
