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Tsuba with design of the Three Sake Tasters

Issando Joi (Japanese, 1701–1761)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Medium/Technique Main material: copper; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions Overall: 8.5 x 8.1 x 0.5 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5439
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Issando Joi
一蚕堂乗意
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.