Tsuba with design of oni fleeing from beans at the New Year
Masao
(Japanese)
Mito School
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
Late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: brass; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 9 x 8.5 x 1 cm (3 9/16 x 3 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5495
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Isshosai Hideaki
mid to late 19th century
Sômin
mid to late 19th century
Nagahama Yoshinobu
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Asama Tenmin
early to mid-19th century
Nagahama Yoshinobu
mid to late 19th century
