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Tsuba in the form of a butterfly
Horikawa Kunihiro (Japanese, 1531–1614)
Myochin school?
mid-18th century
Object Place: Japan
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: shakudo plug, copper semegane; decorative technique: kebori and sukashi-bori
Dimensions
7.1 x 6.9 x 0.5 cm
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2199
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor – Tsuba
Signed
Kunihiro
國廣
國廣
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo