Tsuba with design of ho-o bird, paulownia and Chinese bellflowers

Sunagawa Masatsuna (Japanese)

Sunagawa School (Japanese)

early to mid-19th century

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

DimensionsOverall: 7.7 x 7.5 x 0.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)

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

Accession number19.283

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Asia

ProvenanceLent by Henry Adams, April 2, 1909.

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