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Tsuba with design of Jo and Uba
Japanese
Edo period
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: takabori, engraving and zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 7.8 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Chinese and Japanese Special Fund
Accession Number13.2443
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Unshu Kameda no ju Masafusa kore o horu
羽州亀田住政房彫之
羽州亀田住政房彫之
ProvenancePurchased from Chikami Kiyoomi, former governor of Kagoshima, by Okakura Kakuzo