Tsuba in the form of a stem of chrysanthemums

18th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs, copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori, zogan

DimensionsOverall: 8.6 x 8.6 x 0.5 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineHenry Adams Collection—Gift of the heirs of Henry Adams

Accession number19.274

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

ProvenanceLent by Henry Adams, April 2, 1909.

early to mid-18th century

18th century

mid-late 18th century (?)

Late 18th–early 19th century

mid-19th century

18th century

18th century

18th century (?)

mid-late 17th century

Late 18th–early 19th century

early to mid-19th century

1860