Tsuba with design of gourd vine and waterwheel

Nobuie (Japanese)
School: Nobuie School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

mid-late 17th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: forging and sukidashi-bori

Dimensions Overall: 10.9 x 10.4 x 0.6 cm (4 5/16 x 4 1/8 x 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession Number13.2165

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CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Nobuie
信家

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