Tsuba with design of a tanuki drumming on its belly beneath the moon

Takahashi Yoshitsugu (Japanese, 1842–1873)
School: Tanaka School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: iroe takazogan

Dimensions Overall: 7 x 6.4 x 0.6 cm (2 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5425

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Yoshitsugu sei
良次製

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