Tsuba with design of Chinese sage

Baidô (Japanese)

mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Medium/TechniqueMain material: copper; other metals: gold and shibuichi; decorative technique: takabori, zogan

DimensionsOverall: 8.2 x 7.8 x 0.4 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession number11.5431

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

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

Jakushi

18th century

Jakushi School

18th century

Unno Moritoshi

mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Hamano Shôzui

mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Nara School

mid-late 18th century

Kanenori

early to mid-18th century

Iwama Masayoshi

early to mid-19th century

Iwama Masayoshi

early to mid-19th century

Late 18th–early 19th century

Late 18th–early 19th century

mid to late 19th century

mid to late 19th century