Tsuba with design of mother shishi testing the endurance of her cubs
Nukagawa Yasuoki
(Japanese)
Nukagawa School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.6 x 7.2 x 0.7 cm (3 x 2 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5487
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Nagahama Yoshinobu
mid to late 19th century
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
early to mid-19th century
Gochiku Sadakatsu
mid - late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Hamano Noriyuki II
Late 18th–early 19th century