Tsuba with design of ho-o bird and paulownia
Kongyosai
(Japanese)
Chôshû School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: takabori, engraving and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number17.1032
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenanceLent by D. W. Ross, Feb. 16, 1911
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-18th century
18th century
18th century
mid to late 19th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century