Tsuba with net design

Japanese

Edo period

Late 18th–early 19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold and copper; copper sekigane; decorative technique: hirazogan

Dimensions Overall: 7.3 x 7.2 x 0.4 cm (2 7/8 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession Number13.2442

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Toshu no ju Shoami Shigeyuki saku [Made by Shoami Shigeyuki of Tosa Province]
土州住正阿弥重行作

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