Tsuba with design of fishes and squid

Shoami School (Japanese)

Late 18th–early 19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, shakudo and shibuichi; gilt plugs; decorative technique: sue-mon

DimensionsOverall: 8.7 x 8.2 x 0.7 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/4 x 1/4 in.)

Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession number11.5498

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

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

Aizu Shoami School

mid-late 18th century

Shoami School

Late 18th–early 19th century

Shoami Shigekatsu

mid-late 18th century

Nakajima Toshiharu

mid-19th century

Katô Mitsutsugu

mid to late 19th century

Umetada School

Late 17th–early 18th century (?)

early to mid-19th century

Yasuchika

mid to late 19th century

Gotô School

late 18th to mid-19th century

Myochin School

early to mid-19th century

Kitagawa Sôten

Late 18th–early 19th century

mid-19th century