Tsuba with design of insects
mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; surface treatment: nanako-ji; other metals: gold; gold plug; decorative technique: sue-mon
DimensionsOverall: 6.8 x 6.1 x 0.6 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5410
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Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
late 18th to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-19th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 19th century
mid to late 19th century
mid-19th century
Early 19th century