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Tsuba with design of demon confronting a ghostly apparition
Tsuba with design of demon confronting a ghostly apparition

Tsuba with design of demon confronting a ghostly apparition

Onuki Masaharu (Japanese)
Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, shakudo and copper; silvered metal sekigane; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 9.8 x 8.2 x 0.6 cm (3 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5493
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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