Tsuba with design of ho-o bird, paulownia and stylized lightning
Shoami School
(Japanese)
early to mid-18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: vertical striations; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: nunome-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 7.5 x 0.4 cm (3 1/8 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2635
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