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Tsuba with design of shishi and peonies
Japanese
Edo period
early to mid-19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: shakudo; surface treatment: nanako-ji; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 8.2 x 7.8 x 1.2 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5418
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan (2008), p. 122
Signed
Gotô Mitsuhiro, with kao
後藤光熈（花押）
後藤光熈（花押）
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.