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Tsuba with design of Gama sennin and toad

Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Medium/Technique Main material: brass; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions Overall: 9.3 x 8.3 x 0.5 cm (3 11/16 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5519
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Ryushatei Takeaki saku
龍車亭武顕作
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.