Tsuba with design of flying cranes
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, nikubori, iroe
DimensionsOverall: 7.4 x 6.9 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5484
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
mid-late 17th century
mid-late 17th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th century
mid-late 17th century