Tsuba with design of peonies and butterflies
Shoami School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, shibuichi and copper; copper sekigane; decorative technique: takabori and iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.6 x 7.3 x 0.3 cm (3 x 2 7/8 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2594
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th century (?)