Tsuba with design of Benkei reading a scroll
Iwama Mitsuyoshi
(Japanese, about 1875)
Mito School
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; decorative technique: iroe takabori
DimensionsOverall: 8.8 x 8.2 x 0.8 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/4 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5381
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Iwama Mitsuyoshi
mid-19th century
Iwama Masayoshi
mid to late 19th century
Hôkoku
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
Unno Moritoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)