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Tsuba with design of karako and chickens

Iwamoto Sadanaka (Japanese)
School: Ichinomiya School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold, copper, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
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 Number11.5518
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed Banryuken Sadanaka
蟠龍軒貞中
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.