Tsuba with design of paulownia crest and tendrils

Shoami School (Japanese)

18th century (?)

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plug and shims; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and zogan

DimensionsOverall: 8 x 7.6 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 3 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.2568

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

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

Shoami School

Late 18th–early 19th century

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18th century

Masaharu

mid-19th century

Dewa School, Shonai Sub-school

Late 17th–early 18th century

Kinai

early to mid-19th century

mid-18th century

Sunagawa Masatsuna

early to mid-19th century

Awa Shoami School

18th century

Shoami School

Late 18th–early 19th century

Ito Masachika

Early 19th century

Shoami School

18th century

Shoami School

mid-late 18th century