Tsuba with design of kappa and cucumber

Nagahama Yoshinobu (Japanese, died in 1887)

Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)

mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Medium/TechniqueMain material: brass; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan

DimensionsOverall: 8.7 x 7.7 x 0.8 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/16 x 5/16 in.)

Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession number11.5471

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Asia

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

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