Tsuba with design of grave-posts and snake

Uchikoshi Hironaga (Japanese)

Takada Sadatoshi (Japanese)

Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)

mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: copper and gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: takabori sue-mon

DimensionsOverall: 9.4 x 8.8 x 0.8 cm (3 11/16 x 3 7/16 x 5/16 in.)

Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession number11.5388

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Asia

Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.

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