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Tsuba with design of Amida seated in the mouth of a dragon
Tsuba with design of Amida seated in the mouth of a dragon

Tsuba with design of Amida seated in the mouth of a dragon

Kanô Natsuo (Japanese, 1828 – 1898)
Natsuo School (Japanese)
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/TechniqueMain material: iron and gold; other metals: silver/shibuichi (?)
DimensionsOverall: 8.5 x 7.8 x 0.6 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5447
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ClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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