Tsuba with design of monstrous apparition
Sakamoto Motoshige
(Japanese)
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: 8.4 x 7.8 x 0.7 cm (3 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5507
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Isshosai Hideaki
mid to late 19th century
Asama Tenmin
early to mid-19th century
Sômin
mid to late 19th century
