Tsuba with design of carp and bamboo
Chôshû School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: shakudo plugs; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and sukidashi-bori
DimensionsOverall: 7.5 x 7 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5430
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
18th century (?)
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-18th century
Late 18th–early 19th century
Early 19th century