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Tsuba with keyfret design

Tsuba with keyfret design

(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs, copper sekigane; decorative technique: ito-sukashi and nunome-zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 8.4 x 0.5 cm (3 5/16 x 3 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number17.1036
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenanceLent by D. W. Ross, Feb. 16, 1911
Tsuba with landscape design
Tsuba with landscape design
Awa Shoami School
18th century
Tsuba with design of chrysanthemum, pine and bamboo grass
Tsuba with design of chrysanthemum, pine and bamboo grass
Awa Shoami School
18th century
Tsuba with design of chrysanthemums
Tsuba with design of chrysanthemums
Shoami School
Late 18th–early 19th century
Tsuba with design of pine, paulownia and ho-o bird
Tsuba with design of pine, paulownia and ho-o bird
Awa Shoami School
18th century
Tsuba with design of vine and foliage
Tsuba with design of vine and foliage
Kenjô School
18th century
Tsuba with design of inome piercings and radiating lines
Tsuba with design of inome piercings and radiating lines
Myochin School
18th century (?)
Tsuba with design of invocation to Hachiman, and cherry-blossom
Tsuba with design of invocation to Hachiman, and cherry-blossom
Katchushi School
mid-late 17th century
Tsuba in the form of a stem of chrysanthemums
Tsuba in the form of a stem of chrysanthemums
Shoami School
18th century
Tsuba with design of clouds and lightning
Tsuba with design of clouds and lightning
Tosho School
Late 17th–early 18th century
Tsuba with design of butterflies
Tsuba with design of butterflies
Shoami School
18th century
Tsuba with design of long-eared hare or umbrella
Tsuba with design of long-eared hare or umbrella
Tosho School
18th century
Tsuba with design of grasses
Tsuba with design of grasses
Bushû School
Late 18th–early 19th century