Tsuba with design of pheasant, bridge and clouds
Umetada Yoshinobu
(Japanese)
Umetada School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane, shakudo plug; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, ito-sukashi, sukidashi-bori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 7.8 x 0.4 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2579
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 17th century