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Tsuba with design of monsters
Ishiguro Masayoshi (Japanese, 1775–1862)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 8.9 x 8.4 x 0.7 cm (3 1/2 x 3 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5415
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Ishiguro Masayoshi saku
石黒政美作
石黒政美作
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.