Tsuba with design of egret, stream and bamboo

Gotô Ichijo (Japanese, 1791–1876)
School: Ichijô School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: takabori, zogan

Dimensions Overall: 6.6 x 6.1 x 0.4 cm (2 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5412

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CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Hakuo saku
伯翁作

Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.