Tsuba with design of branches

Japanese

Edo period

mid-late 17th century

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

Dimensions Overall: 7.7 x 7.4 x 0.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession Number13.2041

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Higo no kuni Kumafu no ju Ichiryusai Chikatoshi saku
肥後国熊府住一龍斎親利作

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