Tsuba with design of intersecting squares with stylized snowflakes, plum-blossoms and other motifs
Kyô Shôami School
(Japanese)
Late 17th–early 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and copper; gilt and silvered plugs; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 8 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2586
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Kyô Shôami School
Late 17th–early 18th century
