Tsuba in the form of a Temple Bell with Flaming Dragon (Dōjōji)

Artist Yokoya Sōmin (Japanese, 18th century)

Date19th century

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

MediumSilver with gold inlay, shakudo ground, textured

DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 × 2 3/16 × 3/16 in. (6.6 × 5.6 × 0.4 cm)

ClassificationsWeapons

Credit LineGift of Philip and Nancy Kotler, 2022

Object number2022.13.6

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Yokoya Sōmin

1774 (the 3rd year of the An’ei era)

Yokoya Sōmin

19th century

Michinaga

19th century

Arai Teruyuki

mid-19th century

Mid 19th century

Hamano Noriyuki II

late 18th to mid-19th century

Ōtsuki School

c. 1850

mid- to late 19th century

Shikisumi

mid- to late -19th century

Miyake Motojirō

early- to mid-19th century

Hirayama Yoshinaga