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Tsuba with design of shrine attendant
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/Technique
Main material: brass; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; silver false sekigane; decorative technique: iroe takazogan, sukashi-bori
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 x 7.7 x 0.7 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5515
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Hironaga
一乗斎弘寿（花押）
一乗斎弘寿（花押）
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.