Tsuba with design of dewdrops and insects
Myochin School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.9 x 7.6 x 0.3 cm (3 1/8 x 3 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.726
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
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18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
early to mid-18th century
mid-late 18th century (?)
mid-late 18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 17th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)