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.
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
Late 19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
Late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century