Tsuba with design of chrysanthemum blossoms
Takase Eiju
(Japanese, active 1775–1800)
Mito School
(Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
Late 18th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shibuichi; other metals: gold seal; copper sekigane; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: usunikubori
DimensionsOverall: 7.4 x 7 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5440
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Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
Late 18th–19th century
mid-19th century