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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
Late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
Late 19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century
Late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century