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Tsuba with design of Kinko riding on a carp
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/Technique
Main material: brass; other metals: gold and shakudo; decorative technique: takabori, shishiai-bori
Dimensions
Overall: 8.7 x 8 x 0.4 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5445
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Shiho Rosetsu Teikan teppitsu
紫峰老拙貞幹鐵筆
紫峰老拙貞幹鐵筆
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.