Tsuba with design of crow on the sun and hare pounding rice on the moon

Yokoya Sôyo (Japanese, 1700–1779)
School: Yokoya School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

early to mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: shakudo, silver and brass; copper sekigane, shakudo plugs; decorative technique: zogan

Dimensions Overall: 7.8 x 7.4 x 0.4 cm (3 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Chinese and Japanese Special Fund

Accession Number13.2591

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed [Soyo, with a kao]
宗與（花押）

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