Tsuba with Plovers and Waves (nami chidori) Decoration

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

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

CultureJapanese

MediumIron, gold, silver, copper

ClassificationWeapons

Credit LineGift of Philip and Nancy Kotler, 2022

Object number2022.13.52

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Not on view

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

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