Tsuba with design of Daruma yawning and stretching after meditation
Koizumi Katsuchika
(Japanese, 1843–1916)
Mito School
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: very high iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.9 x 8.2 x 0.9 cm (3 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5423
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Koizumi Katsuchika
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Higashiyama Motonobu
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Hôkoku
Late 19th century (before 1890)
