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Tsuba with design of chrysanthemums and butterflies
Japanese
Meiji era
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/Technique
Main material: copper; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: iroe takazogan and katakiri-bori
Dimensions
Overall: 8.5 x 8.5 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5379
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Catalogue Raisonné
140
Signed
Shiho Rosetsu Teikan teppitsu
紫峰老拙貞幹鐵筆
紫峰老拙貞幹鐵筆
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.