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Fuchi-kashira with designs of Nio, cherry-blossom and clouds
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Fuchi-kashira with designs of Nio, cherry-blossom and clouds

Tsuchiya Shômin (Japanese, mid-19th century)
Tsuchiya School (Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, copper and shakudo; decorative technique: takabori and zogan
DimensionsOverall: 3.5 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm (1 3/8 x 11/16 x 7/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5200a
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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