Tsuba with design of cherry blossom and lotus

School: Nanban School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

early to mid-18th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori and zogan

Dimensions Overall: 8 x 8.6 x 0.4 cm (3 1/8 x 3 3/8 x 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession Number13.2554

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CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Unsigned
無銘

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