Tsuba with design of a specter rising from a gourd and terrifying a samisen-playing demon

Nitta Yukimitsu (Japanese)
School: Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)

Japanese

Edo period–Meiji era

mid to late 19th century (before 1890)

Medium/Technique Main material: brass; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan

Dimensions Overall: 8.5 x 7.8 x 1 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/16 x 3/8 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5497

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Yukimitsu, with a kao
行光（花押）

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