Tsuba with design of chrysanthemums, wild geese and kikyo (Chinese bellflower)

School: Kamakura School (Japanese)

Japanese

Momoyama period

Late 16th–early 17th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori and sukashi-bori

Dimensions Overall: 8.4 x 8.5 x 0.3 cm (3 5/16 x 3 3/8 x 1/8 in.)

Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession Number13.2053

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Unsigned
無銘

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