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Tsuba with design of eagle in a pine tree watching a sparrow
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold, copper; gilt plugs; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 x 7.4 x 0.6 cm (3 3/16 x 2 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5511
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Senshinken Motoyoshi, with a kao
洗心軒元善（花押）
洗心軒元善（花押）
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.