Tsuba with Plovers and Waves (nami chidori) Decoration

Artist Shōami Shigeyuki (Japanese, act. 19th century)

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

MediumIron, gold, silver, copper

DimensionsOverall: 2 9/16 × 2 3/8 in. (6.5 × 6 cm)

ClassificationsWeapons

Credit LineGift of Philip and Nancy Kotler, 2022

Object number2022.13.52

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18th - 19th century

Hamano Noriyuki II

late 18th - 19th century

Arai Teruyuki

mid-19th century

Hirayama Yoshinaga

Hamano Masayuki

19th century

Hiromitsu

18th - 19th century

Tsuchiya Yasuchika V

First half of 19th century

Nara Toshinaga

late 17th–early 18th century

Michinaga

19th century

Hamano Noriyuki II

late 18th to mid-19th century

late 18th - 19th century

Late 19th to early 20th century