Tsuba with design of traveling Chinese scholar and attendant
Higashiyama Motonobu
(Japanese, about 1847–1875)
Mito School
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: very high iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 8.8 x 0.3 cm (3 9/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5378
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Hôkoku
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century