Tsuba with design of shishi and peonies
Gotô Mitsuhiro
(Japanese, 1797–1845)
Gotô School
(Japanese)
early to mid-19th century
Medium/TechniqueMain material: shakudo; surface treatment: nanako-ji; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
DimensionsOverall: 8.2 x 7.8 x 1.2 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 1/2 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5418
On View
Not on viewClassificationsArms and armor
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
early to mid-19th century
Late 17th–early 18th century
mid-19th century
mid-late 18th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-19th century
early to mid-19th century
mid-19th century
mid to late 19th century
early to mid-19th century (?)