Tsuba with design of dragons, clouds and paulownia motifs
18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: silver; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: iroe takazogan and sukashibori
DimensionsOverall: 7.1 x 6.7 cm (2 13/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5482
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Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Nara Masanaga
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Nara Toshinaga
early to mid-19th century (?)
Nara Toshinaga
early to mid-19th century (?)
Nara Toshinaga
early to mid-19th century (?)
Nara Toshinaga
early to mid-19th century (?)
Nara Toshinaga
mid to late 19th century
Nara Toshinaga
mid to late 19th century