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Tsuba with design of gourd vine
Tsuba with design of gourd vine

Tsuba with design of gourd vine

early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: sentoku; surface treatment: ishime-ji; other metals: gold and enamels; copper sekigane; decorative technique: zogan and shippo
DimensionsOverall: 6.1 x 5.2 x 0.4 cm (2 3/8 x 2 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5426
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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