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Tsuba with design of Ebisu holding a carp over his head
Japanese
Edo period
1864
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold, copper, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: takabori iroe, wih katakiri-bori and honzogan
Dimensions
Overall: 9.1 x 7.7 x 0.9 cm (3 9/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5387
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Genji gannen kinoe-ne shogatsu Toryusai, with seal Kiyo
元治元年甲子正月東龍斎 印 清
元治元年甲子正月東龍斎 印 清
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.