Tsuba with shōjō and sake jar
Artist
Yokoya Sōmin
(Japanese, 18th century)
Date1774 (the 3rd year of the An’ei era)
PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)
CultureJapanese
MediumShibuici (silver and copper alloy) with details in gold, silver, and shakudo (gold and copper alloy)
Bronze with silver and gold, copper inlays (shaduko), with silver sekigane
ClassificationWeapons
Credit LineGift of Philip and Nancy Kotler, 2022
Object number2022.13.10
On View
Not on viewlate 18th or early 19th century
mid- to late 19th century
Mid-19th century
Mid 19th century