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Tsuba with design of gourd vine

Japanese
Edo period
early to mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: sentoku; surface treatment: ishime-ji; other metals: gold and enamels; copper sekigane; decorative technique: zogan and shippo
Dimensions Overall: 6.1 x 5.2 x 0.4 cm (2 3/8 x 2 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5426
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

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