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Tsuba with design of flying cranes
Mitsumasa (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
early to mid-19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 7.9 x 7.3 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5406
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Mitsumasa saku
光政作
光政作
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.