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; gilt plug, shakudo shim; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.2 x 6.8 x 0.4 cm (2 13/16 x 2 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Adams Collection—Gift of the heirs of Henry Adams
Accession numberRES.28.52
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenanceHenry Adams Collection
18th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
mid-late 17th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
early to mid-19th century
Early 19th century
mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century (?)
mid-18th century