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Tsuba with design of dragon and tiger

Umetada (Japanese)
School: Umetada School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plug; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions Overall: 8.4 x 7.8 x 0.5 cm (3 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5463
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Umetada saku
(梅花)忠作
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.