Tsuba with design of Monju Bosatsu on a lion
Unno Moritoshi
(Japanese, 1834–1896)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; decorative technique: takabori, iroe zogan and engraving
DimensionsOverall: 8.8 x 8.4 x 0.8 cm (3 7/16 x 3 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5392
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1889)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Late 18th–early 19th century
mid-19th century
Late 19th century (before 1890)
late 18th to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century