Tsuba with design of chrysanthemums
Koreshige
(Japanese)
Mino School
(Japanese)
mid-late 18th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.2 x 6.9 x 0.5 cm (2 13/16 x 2 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineChinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession number13.2670
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo
early to mid-18th century
mid-late 18th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 18th century
mid to late 18th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-18th century
18th century
18th century
early to mid-19th century