Tsuba with design of Enma-ô, demon and sinners
Unno Moritoshi
(Japanese, 1834–1896)
Unno School
(Japanese)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: silver; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo, copper and shibuichi; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.7 x 8.3 x 0.7 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5420
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)
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Tsuba with design of Chinese scholar playing the qin, with an attendant and three supplicant figures
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 19th century
early to mid-19th century (?)