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Tsuba with design of eagle and crocodile
Japanese
Meiji era
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo, copper and shibuichi; decorative technique: very high iroe takabori
Dimensions
Overall: 8.7 x 8 x 0.9 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5383
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Ichijosai Hironaga, with a kao
一乗斎弘寿（花押）
一乗斎弘寿（花押）
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.