Tsuba with design of Kannon on a lotus petal

Kanô Natsuo (Japanese, 1828 – 1898)
School: Natsuo School (Japanese)

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: iroe takazogan

Dimensions Overall: 8.7 x 8 x 0.8 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/8 x 5/16 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5422

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Natsuo, with a kao
夏雄

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