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
mid-18th century
mid to late 19th century
mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
18th century
early to mid-19th century
Early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century