Kozuka with design of Handaka Sonja producing a dragon from a bowl
Okada Setsuga
(Japanese, born in 1854)
About 1879–89
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 9.7 x 1.5 x 0.6 cm (3 13/16 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5183
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Tsuba with design of Chinese scholar playing the qin, with an attendant and three supplicant figures
Late 18th–early 19th century
Early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century