Tsuba with design of net and clematis

School: Shoami School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

Late 18th–early 19th century (?)

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

Dimensions Overall: 8.4 x 7.6 x 0.3 cm (3 5/16 x 3 x 1/8 in.)

Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession Number13.2507

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Unsigned
無銘

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