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Tsuba with design of kirin, baku, clouds and constellations

Sato Toho (Japanese, 1824–1859)
School: Gotô School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1856

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: takabori, suemon
Dimensions Overall: 6.6 x 6.1 x 0.9 cm (2 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5517
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Seiunsha Toho, with a kao, Ansei sannen hinoe-tatsu haru kokusu
青雲舎東峯(花押)安政三年丙辰春刻
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.