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Tsuba with design of grave-posts and snake
Uchikoshi Hironaga (Japanese)
Takada Sadatoshi (Japanese)
School: Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
Takada Sadatoshi (Japanese)
School: Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: copper and gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: takabori sue-mon
Dimensions
Overall: 9.4 x 8.8 x 0.8 cm (3 11/16 x 3 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5388
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Ichijosai Hironaga, with a kao [Takada Sadatoshi of Echi(go) Province]
Echi Takada Sadatoshi
一乗斎弘寿（花押） 越高田貞壽
Echi Takada Sadatoshi
一乗斎弘寿（花押） 越高田貞壽
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.