Tsuba with design of temple attendant and lantern
Uchikoshi Hironaga
(Japanese)
Mito School
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: copper; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, copper and shibuichi; decorative technique: very high iroe takabori with katakiri-bori
DimensionsOverall: 9.1 x 8.1 x 0.7 cm (3 9/16 x 3 3/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5382
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Late 19th century (before 1886)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
Early 19th century
mid-19th century