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
Kitagawa Sôten
mid to late 18th century
Kitagawa Sôten
early to mid-19th century