Tsuba with design of Yamato Takeru holding a sword
Hamano Noriyuki I
(Japanese, died 1789)
Hamano Noriyuki II
(Japanese, 1771–1852)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: brass; other metals: silver; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 x 7.5 x 1 cm (3 3/8 x 2 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5478
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Late 17th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
late 18th–early 19th century
Early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th century
Late 19th century