Tsuba with design of bundles of firewood and plum blossom
Ito Masachika
(Japanese)
Bushû School
(Japanese)
Early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.6 x 7.1 x 0.4 cm (3 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Adams Collection—Gift of the heirs of Henry Adams
Accession numberRES.28.51
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Kyoto School
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)