Tsuba with design of children collecting shells
Kawarabayashi Hideoki
(Japanese, 1788–1851)
Ôtsuki School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: nanako-ji, ishime-ji; other metals: gold; decorative technique: takabori and gilding
DimensionsOverall: 7.4 x 7.1 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Adams Collection—Gift of the heirs of Henry Adams
Accession number19.288
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenanceLent by Henry Adams, April 2, 1909.
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century