Tsuba with design of chrysanthemums and butterflies
OkawaTeikan
(Japanese, 1828–1898)
Mito School
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: copper; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: iroe takazogan and katakiri-bori
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 8.5 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5379
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-19th century
Late 19th century (before 1886)
Early 19th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
Early 19th century
mid to late 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century