Tsuba with design of deer
Issando Joi
(Japanese, 1701–1761)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver and copper; copper sekigane; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 x 7.7 x 0.7 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5483
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Late 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Late 18th–early 19th century