Tsuba with design of fish and waves

Taizan Motokazu (Japanese)

Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)

Late 18th–early 19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo, copper and shell; decorative technique: iroe takazogan

DimensionsOverall: 7.1 x 6.8 x 0.7 cm (2 13/16 x 2 11/16 x 1/4 in.)

Credit LineGift of John T. Spaulding

Accession number37.1116

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Taizan Motoaki

early to mid-19th century

Iwamoto Konkan

Late 18th century (?)

Iwamoto Konkan

Late 18th century (?)

Nagahama Yoshinobu

mid to late 19th century

Hiroki Nobuyuki

mid-19th century

Unno Moritoshi

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

Unno Moritoshi

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

Shugensai Hirosada

early to mid-19th century

Uchikoshi Hirochika

early to mid-19th century

early to mid-19th century

Gochiku Sadakatsu

mid - late 19th century (before 1890)

mid to late 19th century (before 1889)