Tsuba with design of squirrel, mantis, butterfly and gourd-vine
Chôshû School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, engraving, gilding
DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 7.9 x 0.3 cm (3 5/16 x 3 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHenry Adams Collection—Gift of the heirs of Henry Adams
Accession number19.281
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenanceLent by Henry Adams, April 2, 1909.
Kyoto School
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Katchushi School
mid-late 17th century
