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Tsuba with design of Jurojin holding a scroll
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; shibuichi plugs; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 7.7 x 0.6 cm (3 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5474
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Hankeishi Shozui
半圭子政随
半圭子政随
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.