Tsuba with design of vine leaves and tendrils

Late 17th–early 18th century (?)

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and shakudo; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: nunome-zogan and sue-mon

DimensionsOverall: 8.7 x 8.4 x 0.4 cm (3 7/16 x 3 5/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession number13.2576

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

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

Shoami Shigekatsu

mid-late 18th century

Myochin School

early to mid-19th century

Nakajima Toshiharu

mid-19th century

Kitagawa Sôten

mid-18th century

Kitagawa Sôten

Late 18th–early 19th century

Katô Mitsutsugu

mid to late 19th century

Shoami School

Late 18th–early 19th century

Aizu Shoami School

mid-late 18th century

Gotô School

late 18th to mid-19th century

Umetada School

Late 17th–early 18th century

Yasuchika

mid to late 19th century

Shoami School

mid-late 18th century