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Tsuba with design of fish

Kono Haruaki (Japanese, 1785–1859)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; surface treatment: wood-bark effect; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan, sue-mon
Dimensions Overall: 8.9 x 8.3 x 1 cm (3 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5489
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Shunmei Hogen, with a kao
春明法眼(花押)
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.