Tsuba with design of riceplants

School: Sado School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

Late 18th–early 19th century

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

Dimensions Overall: 9.4 x 9.4 x 0.6 cm (3 11/16 x 3 11/16 x 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession Number13.2232

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Unsigned
無銘

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