Tsuba with design of leaves and dewdrops

Masatoshi (Japanese)

Bushû School (Japanese)

Late 18th–early 19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori, engraving

DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 8.2 x 0.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection

Accession number27.95

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Masatoshi

Late 18th–early 19th century

Nara Toshinaga

mid-late 18th century

Yamakichibei School

18th century

Togakusha Masatoshi

late 18th–early 19th centuries

Masatoshi

Late 18th–early 19th century

Sôten School

early to mid-18th century

Kitagawa Sôten

early to mid-19th century

Late 18th–early 19th century (?)

Kinai

18th century

Shoami School

early to mid-18th century

mid-18th century

Echizen Kinai School

early to mid-19th century