Tsuba with design of fisherman and Mount Fuji

Shoami Arichika (Japanese, mid-19th century)
School: Aizu Shoami School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and copper; gilt liner, shakudo plug; decorative technique: takabori and zogan

Dimensions Overall: 8.5 x 8.2 x 0.4 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession Number13.2306

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Arichika, with a seal Arichika
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ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo