Tsuba with design of paulownia
Shôami Katsuyoshi
(Japanese, 1832–1908)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori
DimensionsOverall: 7.2 x 7 x 0.4 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Adams Collection—Gift of the heirs of Henry Adams
Accession number19.290
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenanceLent by Henry Adams, April 2, 1919.
Shoami Mitsushige
Late 18th–early 19th century