Tsuba with design of basketwork pattern and stylized vine tendrils

School: Shoami School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

Late 17th–early 18th century (?)

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs, copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori and zogan

Dimensions Overall: 8.3 x 8.3 x 0.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession Number13.2539

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Unsigned
無銘

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