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Tsuba with design of carp, weed and stream

Tsuba with design of carp, weed and stream

(Japanese, 1852–1886)
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, shakudo, shibuichi and brass; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.4 x 7.7 x 0.9 cm (3 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5465
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Tsuba with design of Monju Bosatsu on a lion
Tsuba with design of Monju Bosatsu on a lion
Unno Moritoshi
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Kanamono in the form of three figures, a central armed courtier drinking sake, an attendant on the left with a sake kettle, a figure in Chinese dress on the right with a fruiting branch
Kanamono in the form of three figures, a central armed courtier drinking sake, an attendant on the left with a sake kettle, a figure in Chinese dress on the right with a fruiting branch
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Pair of kanamono in the form of Shoshi and his wife on a dragon and ho-o bird playing the sho pipes
Pair of kanamono in the form of Shoshi and his wife on a dragon and ho-o bird playing the sho pipes
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Pair of kanamono in the form of Shoshi and his wife on a dragon and ho-o bird playing the sho pipes
Pair of kanamono in the form of Shoshi and his wife on a dragon and ho-o bird playing the sho pipes
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Kanamono in the form of Ebisu struggling with an octopus and Daikoku with his mallet and sack raided by two rats
Kanamono in the form of Ebisu struggling with an octopus and Daikoku with his mallet and sack raided by two rats
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Kanamono in the form of Ebisu struggling with an octopus and Daikoku with his mallet and sack raided by two rats
Kanamono in the form of Ebisu struggling with an octopus and Daikoku with his mallet and sack raided by two rats
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Kanamono in the form of a samurai pleading with a departing courtesan
Kanamono in the form of a samurai pleading with a departing courtesan
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Kanamono in the form of the Chinese painters Cho Soyo (Zhang Sengyu) or Go Doshi (Wu Daozi) confronted by a dragon which has come to life from one of his pictures, watched by a boy attendant
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Tsuba with design of the witch of Adachigahara with a dagger and a tiny baby
Tsuba with design of the witch of Adachigahara with a dagger and a tiny baby
Shômin Unno
1867
Tsuba with design of eagle and sparrows
Tsuba with design of eagle and sparrows
Unno Moritoshi
1883
Kanamono in the form of a family group with a child, mother and grandmother
Kanamono in the form of a family group with a child, mother and grandmother
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Hexagonal box and cover with stand with design of Shoshi on a fish-dragon
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)