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
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Sato Toho
mid-19th century
Hamano Noriyuki I
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
18th century
Sato Yoshisada
early to mid-19th century
Sato Yoshisada
early to mid-19th century