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Tsuba with design of Daruma yawning and stretching after meditation
Tsuba with design of Daruma yawning and stretching after meditation

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
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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