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)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Issando Joi
early to mid-19th century
Issando Joi
early to mid-19th century
