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Tsuba with design of traveling Chinese scholar and attendant
Japanese
Meiji era
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/Technique
Main material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: very high iroe takazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 8.8 x 0.3 cm (3 9/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5378
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Higashiyama Motonobu horu, with seal Motonobu
東山元信鐫 印 元信
東山元信鐫 印 元信
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.