Tsuba with design of Raijin raising a storm

Nagahama Yoshinobu (Japanese, died in 1887)

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

mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Medium/TechniqueMain material: brass; other metals: gold, copper, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: iroe takazogan

DimensionsOverall: 9.1 x 8.4 x 1 cm (3 9/16 x 3 5/16 x 3/8 in.)

Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession number11.5503

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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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