Tsuba with design of horses, stream and pine
Kitagawa Motoyoshi
(Japanese, 1846–1922)
Taizan Mototeru
(Japanese)
Mito School
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
mid to late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: takabori, shishiai-bori, engraving
DimensionsOverall: 7.4 x 7 x 0.6 cm (2 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5414
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Kitagawa Motoyoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Kitagawa Motoyoshi
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Issando Joi
early to mid-19th century
Issando Joi
early to mid-19th century
