Tsuba with design of bamboo

School: Shoami School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

early to mid-18th century

Medium/Technique Main material: copper; surface treatment: tsuchime-ji; other metals: gold and shakudo; decorative technique: iroe takazogan

Dimensions Overall: 7.5 x 7.8 x 0.4 cm (2 15/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession Number13.1904

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Unsigned
無銘

ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo