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Tsuba with design of Enma-ô, demon and sinners

Unno Moritoshi (Japanese, 1834–1896)
School: Unno School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
late 19th century (before 1890)

Medium/Technique Main material: silver; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo, copper and shibuichi; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
Dimensions Overall: 8.7 x 8.3 x 0.7 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5420
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Catalogue Raisonné Earle, Lethal Elegance (2004), #148
Signed Ôju Unno Moritoshi kore o horu [Carved to order by Unno Moritoshi]
應需海野盛壽鐫之
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.