Tsuba with design of hagi and stream
Kuniyasu
(Japanese)
Tomikane
(Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; yamagane and shakudo plugs; decorative technique: hirazogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 x 8.6 x 0.4 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2628
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
early to mid-19th century (?)
18th century
early to mid-18th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
18th century
early to mid-19th century