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.
Mito School
mid-19th century
Nara Masanaga
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Issando Joi
early to mid-19th century
Issando Joi
early to mid-19th century
Hamano Noriyuki II
Late 18th–early 19th century
