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Tsuba with design of kappa and cucumber
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/Technique
Main material: brass; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 8.7 x 7.7 x 0.8 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5471
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Yoshinobu teppitsu
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.