Tsuba with design of shishi on a crag

mid-19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: usunikubori, zogan

DimensionsOverall: 9.4 x 8.8 x 0.4 cm (3 11/16 x 3 7/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineGift of John T. Spaulding

Accession number37.1143

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Late 18th–19th century

Takase Eiju

Late 18th century

Shoami School

Late 18th–early 19th century

Nara School

early to mid-19th century

Nakajima Toshiharu

mid-19th century

Kitagawa Sôten

mid-18th century

Nara School

early to mid-19th century

Umetada School

Late 17th–early 18th century (?)

Katsurano Sekibun I

mid to late 19th century

Shoami School

mid-late 18th century

Kaga School

Late 18th–early 19th century

Shoami School

early to mid-19th century