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Tsuba with design of Son Gokû, the Monkey King

Iwama Masayoshi (Japanese, 1764–1837)
School: Hamano School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Medium/Technique Main material: brass; other metals: gold and copper; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions Overall: 9.5 x 8.7 x 0.6 cm (3 3/4 x 3 7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5459
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Katsuryûken Masayoshi, with a kao
葛龍軒政盧(花押)
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.