Tsuba with design of bird and crescent moon

Yasuchika (Japanese)

mid to late 19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and shibuichi; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sue-mon

DimensionsOverall: 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.6 cm (3 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 1/4 in.)

Credit LineGift of John T. Spaulding

Accession number37.1145

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Katô Mitsutsugu

mid to late 19th century

Aizu Shoami School

mid-late 18th century

Nakajima Toshiharu

mid-19th century

Late 18th–early 19th century

Shoami School

Late 18th–early 19th century

Tsuchiya Yasuchika

early to mid-19th century (?)

Shoami School

Late 18th–early 19th century

Katô Mitsutsugu

1866

Otsuki Mitsuhiro

early to mid-19th century

Kitagawa Sôten

mid-18th century

Umetada School

Late 17th–early 18th century (?)

early to mid-19th century