Tsuba with design of an oni with a striker, the other side modeled as the face of a gong

mid-19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and shakudo; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, zogan

DimensionsOverall: 6.9 x 6.7 x 0.5 cm (2 11/16 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineAnonymous gift

Accession number65.1039

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Awa Shoami School

18th century

Umetada Yoshinobu

Late 18th–early 19th century

Shoami School

Late 18th–early 19th century

Kaneie School

Late 18th–early 19th century

Nara School

early to mid-19th century

Goto Seijo

mid-19th century

Goto Seijo

mid-19th century

Gotô School

early to mid-19th century

Tanaka Kiyoshige

mid-19th century

Kaneko Yukiharu

mid-late 18th century

Shoami School

Late 17th–early 18th century (?)

Umetada Chikashige

early to mid-18th century