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Tsuba with design of Chinese sages or poets
Tsuba with design of Chinese sages or poets

Tsuba with design of Chinese sages or poets

Issando Joi (Japanese, 1701–1761)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: brass; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold seal; decorative technique: takabori, shishiai-bori
DimensionsOverall: 8.1 x 7.6 x 0.5 cm (3 3/16 x 3 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5479
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.