Tsuba with design of horses
Yokoya Somin
(Japanese)
Yokoya School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: copper; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: shakudo plug; decorative technique: katakiri-bori
DimensionsOverall: 7.4 x 7.1 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5424
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
early to mid-19th century
18th century
18th century
early to mid-19th century
18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century (?)
Early 19th century
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
mid-19th century
Late 19th century (before 1890)