Tsuba with design of Raijin, Futen, clouds and lightning

Sato Toho (Japanese, 1824–1859)

1855

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; gilt plug; decorative technique: takabori, suemon

DimensionsOverall: 7.4 x 6.9 x 0.8 cm (2 15/16 x 2 11/16 x 5/16 in.)

Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession number11.5516

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

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

18th century

1856

mid-19th century

mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

18th century

late 18th–early 19th century

Late 17th century

mid-19th century

mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Late 18th and early 19th century

Early 19th century

mid-late 18th century