Tsuba with design of chrysanthemums

School: Shoami School (Japanese)

Japanese

Momoyama–Edo period

Late 16th–mid-17th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: copper, gold and silver; copper sekigane; decorative technique: nunome-zogan and sukashi-bori

Dimensions Overall: 7.8 x 7.8 x 0.5 cm (3 1/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession Number13.1730

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Unsigned
無銘

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