Kozuka with design of a cormorant and waves

Nara Toshinaga (Japanese, 1667–1736)

Nara School (Japanese)

19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold; decorative technique: takabori

DimensionsOverall: 9.7 x 1.4 x 0.4 cm (3 13/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection

Accession number37.728

On View

Not on view

ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Asia

Discover More

Kozuka with design of ashinaga and octopus

Nara Toshinaga

mid to late 19th century

Kozuka with design of crane and pine

Nara Toshinaga

mid to late 19th century

Tsuba with design of Chohi and Kan'u (Zhang Fei and Guanyu), from the Sangokushi (Sanguozhi)

Nara School

Late 18th–early 19th century

Tsuba with design of karako playing with scroll, trumpet, deer and rat

Nara Haruchika

mid-19th century

Tsuba with design of Jurojin and crane

Nara School

early to mid-19th century

Tsuba with design of Shakyamuni and waterfall

Nara School

early to mid-19th century

Kozuka with design of a Chinese hero

Nara Toshinaga

early to mid-19th century

Kozuka with design of a ferryboat and a peasant leading a packhorse

Nara Toshinaga

19th century

Kozuka with design of herdboy and buffalo

Nara Masanaga

Late 18th–early 19th century

Kozuka with design of Mount Fuji with a pine tree

Nara Toshimitsu

Late 18th–19th century

Kozuka with design of oni hiding from Shoki on a crag

Nara Naoie

mid-19th century

Tsuba with design of farmer's tools, tea-kettle and birds

Nara Masanaga

Late 18th–early 19th century (?)