Tsuba with design of storm dragon

Tomoyoshi (Japanese)

Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)

mid to late 19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: brass; other metals: gold and shakudo; decorative technique: takabori, zogan

DimensionsOverall: 7.9 x 7 x 0.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession number11.5496

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Asia

Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.

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