Tsuba with design of karako and chickens

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.

Iwamoto Sadanaka

mid-18th century

Iwamoto Sadanaka

mid-18th century

Iwamoto Konkan

1787

Iwamoto Konkan

early to mid-19th century

Iwamoto Konkan

Late 19th century

Iwamoto Ryokan II

early to mid-19th century

Iwamoto Konkan

early to mid-19th century

Iwamoto Konkan

Late 18th century (?)

Iwamoto Konkan

Late 18th century (?)

Iwamoto Konkan

early to mid-19th century

Iwamoto Ikkan

mid-19th century

Iwamoto Ryokan II

early to mid-19th century