Tsuba with striped pattern and scattered gold motifs

Japanese

Edo period

Late 18th–early 19th century (?)

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: applied with thin plates

Dimensions Overall: 8.2 x 8.1 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3 3/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession Number13.2408

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Unsigned
無銘

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