Tsuba in the form of a piece of tree fungus and a branch
Sakai Hideyoshi
(Japanese)
Ômori School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: copper; other metals: shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 6.8 x 5.1 x 1.1 cm (2 11/16 x 2 x 7/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5500
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
early to mid-19th century
Gochiku Sadakatsu
mid - late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Hamano Noriyuki II
Late 18th–early 19th century
Hamano Naoyuki
Late 18th–early 19th century