Tsuba with design of vajra and stylized dragon

mid-late 17th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori and engraving

DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 8 x 0.3 cm (3 5/16 x 3 1/8 x 1/8 in.)

Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection

Accession number06.198

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

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Late 18th–early 19th century

Kinai

18th century

Kinai

18th century

Izumi Hidetoshi

mid-19th century

Toyusai

early to mid-19th century

Shoami School

Late 17th–early 18th century

Shoami Mitsushige

Late 18th–early 19th century

Nara School

early to mid-19th century

Echizen Kinai School

Late 17th–early 18th century

Nanban School

Early 18th century

Kamakura School

Late 16th–early 17th century

Nanban School

18th century