Advanced Search 
Tsuba with design of shishi and peonies
Japanese
Edo period
early to mid-19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: shakudo; surface treatment: nanako-ji; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; shakudo plug; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 7.7 x 7.2 x 1.1 cm (3 1/16 x 2 13/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5442
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Catalogue Raisonné
MFA Highlights: Arts of Japan (2008), p. 122
Signed
Gotô Mitsuhiro, with kaô
後藤光熈（花押）
後藤光熈（花押）
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.