Tsuba with design of Amida seated in the mouth of a dragon

Kanô Natsuo (Japanese, 1828 – 1898)
School: Natsuo School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period–Meiji era

mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Medium/Technique Main material: iron and gold; other metals: silver/shibuichi (?)

Dimensions Overall: 8.5 x 7.8 x 0.6 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/16 x 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5447

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Natsuo
夏雄

Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.