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Tsuba with design of eagle and waves
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/Technique
Main material: brass; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: iroe hirazogan and engraving
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8 x 8.7 x 1 cm (3 7/8 x 3 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5443
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Shunshodo Iwamoto Konkan, with a kaô
春曙堂岩本昆寛(花押)
春曙堂岩本昆寛(花押)
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.