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Tsuba with design of crayfish

Matsuo Gassan (Japanese, 1815–1875)
School: Ôtsuki School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: shakudo; surface treatment: nanako-ji; other metals: gold, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
Dimensions Overall: 7.3 x 6.8 x 1.2 cm (2 7/8 x 2 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5394
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Kongosai Gassan, with a kao
金剛斎月山(花押)
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.