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Tsuba with design of shishi
Japanese
Edo period
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori, zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 7.1 x 0.5 cm (3 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5435
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Okamoto Naoshige, with seal Toshiyuki
岡本尚茂 印 敏行
岡本尚茂 印 敏行
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.