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Kozuka with design of a Chinese hero from the Sangokushi (Sanguozhi)
Kozuka with design of a Chinese hero from the Sangokushi (Sanguozhi)

Kozuka with design of a Chinese hero from the Sangokushi (Sanguozhi)

Yamada Tomoaki (Japanese)
Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: takabori
DimensionsOverall: 9.6 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm (3 3/4 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5218a
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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