Tsuba with design of tiger
Shoami School
(Japanese)
mid-late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane, shakudo plug; decorative technique: takabori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 8.2 x 0.4 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2601
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
Shoami School
Late 17th–early 18th century (?)
