Kozuka with design of a Chinese hero from the Sangokushi (Sanguozhi)

Yamada Tomoaki (Japanese)
School: Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)

Japanese

Edo period

early to mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: takabori

Dimensions Overall: 9.6 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm (3 3/4 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5218a

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Furyuken Tomoaki koku su [Carved by Furyuken Tomoaki]
風柳軒友章刻

Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.