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Tsuba with design of flying goose
Tsuba with design of flying goose

Tsuba with design of flying goose

Hagiya Katsuhira (Japanese, 1804 – 1886)
Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
Late 19th century (before 1886)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: copper; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: very high iroe takazogan with katakiri-bori
DimensionsOverall: 8.7 x 8.2 x 1 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5386
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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