Tsuba with design of dragon, tiger, bamboo and tree
Naotake
(Japanese)
Bushû School
(Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and shibuichi; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori, takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 7 x 6.6 x 0.5 cm (2 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number21.729
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
early to mid-19th century
mid-19th century
18th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 17th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
early to mid-18th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-18th century
mid-late 18th century (?)
18th century