Tsuba with Design of Nightingales in Flight and Plum Blossom
Artist
Shikisumi
(Japanese, 19th century)
Datemid- to late -19th century
PeriodEdo period (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
MediumCopper-gold alloy (shadukdō) ground with gold
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 × 2 5/8 × 3/16 in. (7 × 6.6 × 0.5 cm)
ClassificationsWeapons
Credit LineGift of Philip and Nancy Kotler, 2022
Object number2022.13.2
On View
Not on view
Mid-19th century
late 18th or early 19th century
mid- to late 19th century
