Tsuba with design of elephant and flying tengu
Hata Nobuyoshi
(Japanese, 1807–1878)
Kawanabe Kyôsai
(Japanese, 1831–1889)
Nara School
(Japanese)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver, copper, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: very high iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 9.5 x 8.7 x 1.4 cm (3 3/4 x 3 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5380
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Higashiyama Motonobu
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Koizumi Katsuchika
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
