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Tsuba with design of Chinese sages or poets
Forgery of: Issando Joi (Japanese, 1701–1761)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: brass; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold seal; decorative technique: takabori, shishiai-bori
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 x 7.6 x 0.5 cm (3 3/16 x 3 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5479
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Issando Joi, with seal Nagaharu
一蚕堂乗意 印 永春
一蚕堂乗意 印 永春
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.