Tsuba with design of Gama sennin and toad

mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Medium/TechniqueMain material: brass; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: takabori, zogan

DimensionsOverall: 9.3 x 8.3 x 0.5 cm (3 11/16 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession number11.5519

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

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

Late 18th–early 19th century

Late 18th–early 19th century (?)

late 18th–early 19th century

Early 19th century

Late 19th century

mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

mid to late 19th century

Late 18th century

late 19th century

Late 17th century

mid-19th century

early to mid-19th century