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Tsuba with design of Raijin, Futen, clouds and lightning
Japanese
Edo period
1855
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold; gilt plug; decorative technique: takabori, suemon
Dimensions
Overall: 7.4 x 6.9 x 0.8 cm (2 15/16 x 2 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5516
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Seiunsha Toho, with a kao, Ansei ninen kinoto-u aki kokusu
青雲舎東峯(花押)安政二年乙卯秋刻
青雲舎東峯(花押)安政二年乙卯秋刻
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.