Tsuba with design of chrysanthemums and other flowers
Heianjo School
(Japanese)
16th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: brass; copper sekigane; decorative technique: hammering, stamping and hirazogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.9 x 8.6 x 0.4 cm (3 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2605
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
18th century (?)
Late 17th–early 18th century
18th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-late 17th century
early to mid-19th century
19th century (?)
mid-19th century
late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Late 16th–early 17th century