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Tsuba with design of a specter rising from a gourd and terrifying a samisen-playing demon

Tsuba with design of a specter rising from a gourd and terrifying a samisen-playing demon

(Japanese)
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: brass; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 7.8 x 1 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5497
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.