Tsuba with design of peasant carrying firewood and a sprig of cherry
Ichinomiya Nagatsune
(Japanese, 1722–1787)
Ichinomiya School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century (?)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; copper smegane; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 6.9 x 6.5 x 0.7 cm (2 11/16 x 2 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of John T. Spaulding
Accession number37.1142
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Late 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Tsuba with design of Chinese scholar playing the qin, with an attendant and three supplicant figures
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century