Tsuba with design of rustic dwelling, trees and mountains

Umetada Chikashige (Japanese, about 1750)
School: Umetada School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

early to mid-18th century

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

Dimensions Overall: 8.1 x 7.5 x 0.4 cm (3 3/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession Number13.2544

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Yamashiro no kuni Umetada Chikashige [Umetada Chikashige of Yamashiro Province]
山城國埋忠親茂

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