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Tsuba with design of karako and chickens
Tsuba with design of karako and chickens

Tsuba with design of karako and chickens

Iwamoto Sadanaka (Japanese)
Ichinomiya School (Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, copper, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
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 number11.5518
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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