Tsuba with design of a tanuki drumming on its belly beneath the moon

Takahashi Yoshitsugu (Japanese, 1842–1873)

Tanaka School (Japanese)

mid-19th century

Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: iroe takazogan

DimensionsOverall: 7 x 6.4 x 0.6 cm (2 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1/4 in.)

Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession number11.5425

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

Asia

Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.

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