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Tsuba with design of Enma-o, demons and sinners

Hitotsuyanagi Tomotoshi (Japanese, 1831–1889)
School: Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)

Medium/Technique Main material: copper; other metals: gold; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions Overall: 8.8 x 8.6 x 0.5 cm (3 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5421
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Ichiryuken Tomotoshi, with a seal Hirano
一柳友壽 印 平野
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.