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Tsuba with design of kappa and cucumber
Tsuba with design of kappa and cucumber

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