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Tsuba with design of boatman and Fuji

Fujiwara Masatoshi (Japanese)
School: Tanaka School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions Overall: 6.9 x 6.4 x 0.5 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5405
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Ôju kore o tsukuru Masanaga, with a kao [Made to order by Masanaga]
應需造之正壽(花押)
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.