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Tsuba with design of the Bunbuku Chagama story
Tsuba with design of the Bunbuku Chagama story

Tsuba with design of the Bunbuku Chagama story

Morikawa Toshikage (Japanese)
Tanaka School (Japanese)
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo, copper and shibuichi; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7 x 6.1 x 0.3 cm (2 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 1/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5399
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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