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.
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Late 19th century (before 1886)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
18th–early 19th century
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Late 19th century (before 1890)
mid to late 19th century
mid to late 19th century