Tsuba with design of Raijin raising a storm
Kitagawa Motoyoshi
(Japanese, 1846–1922)
Sekijoken Mototaka
(Japanese)
Mito School
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: copper and iron; surface treatment: kitae-ji; other metals: gold; decorative technique: iroe takazogan, sukidashibori
DimensionsOverall: 8.2 x 7.7 x 0.6 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5491
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
early to mid-19th century
17th century
17th century (?)
17th century
17th century (?)
Late 18th–19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Late 18th–19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century