Tsuba with design of Shoki confronting an oni

mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Medium/TechniqueMain material: brass; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: shakudo, gold and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan

DimensionsOverall: 8.7 x 8.1 x 0.8 cm (3 7/16 x 3 3/16 x 5/16 in.)

Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession number11.5432

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ClassificationsArms and armor

Collections

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

Iwama Masayoshi

Late 19th century

Ishiguro Masayoshi

mid to late 19th century

Uchikoshi Hironaga

mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Sômin

mid to late 19th century

Takeyama Sanehiko

mid-19th century

Takeyama Sanehiko

mid-19th century

Issando Joi

early to mid-19th century (?)

Uchikoshi Hironaga

Early 19th century

Hirayama Yoshinaga

mid to late 19th century

Hata Nobuyoshi

Late 19th century

Ito Katsumi

mid to late 19th century

Uchikoshi Hirochika

early to mid-19th century