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Tsuba with design of shishi
Tsuba with design of shishi

Tsuba with design of shishi

Tetsugendo Naoshige (Japanese, died in 1780)
Tetsugendo School (Japanese)
Late 18th–early 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, takabori, zogan
DimensionsOverall: 7.6 x 7.1 x 0.5 cm (3 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5435
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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