Tsuba with design of bundle of rice straw, tree, dragonflies and scarecrow
Kawarabayashi Hidekuni
(Japanese, 1825–1891)
Nakagawa School
(Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: takabori, katakiri-bori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 x 8 x 0.4 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHenry Adams Collection—Gift of the heirs of Henry Adams
Accession numberRES.28.59
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
ProvenanceHenry Adams Collection
early to mid-19th century
Early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
About 1850
mid-19th century
mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-19th century
Late 19th century (before 1890)
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century