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Tsuba with design of rakan riding a dragon

Gotô Ichijo (Japanese, 1791–1876)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; decorative technique: takabori
Dimensions Overall: 8.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 cm (3 7/16 x 3 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5450
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Ichii, with a seal
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Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.