Advanced Search
Advanced Search

Tsuba with design of stylized lightning

Ito Masakatsu (Japanese, about 1700)
School: Ito School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
18th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: ito-sukashi and zogan
Dimensions Overall: 9.7 x 9.6 x 0.4 cm (3 13/16 x 3 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2323
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Odawara no ju Masakatsu saku
小田原住正勝作
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo