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Tsuba with design of kirin, baku, clouds and constellations
Tsuba with design of kirin, baku, clouds and constellations

Tsuba with design of kirin, baku, clouds and constellations

Sato Toho (Japanese, 1824–1859)
Gotô School (Japanese)
1856
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: takabori, suemon
DimensionsOverall: 6.6 x 6.1 x 0.9 cm (2 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5517
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.