Kozuka with design of a Chinese hero
Nara Toshinaga
(Japanese, 1667–1736)
Nara School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shakudo; surface treatment: nanako-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 9.8 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm (3 7/8 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5239a
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Toshinaga
early to mid-19th century
Nakamura Kazuyoshi
early to mid-19th century
Nara Masanaga
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Shigenori
mid-late 18th century