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Tsuba with design of leaves and blossom on a wave
Horai (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold and shibuichi; shakudo plug; decorative technique: takabori, zogan, hirazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 6.3 x 0.4 cm (2 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5398
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Horai Katsuyoshi
豊來曷宜
豊來曷宜
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.