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Tsuba with design of oni fleeing from beans at the New Year
Japanese
Meiji era
Late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: brass; other metals: gold, silver, shakudo, shibuichi and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 8.5 x 1 cm (3 9/16 x 3 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5495
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Motome ni ojite Zeshin-o no ihitsu horu Yu . . .sei Masao, with a seal [Carved to order by Yu . . . Sei (or pupil o Yu . . .) Masao after a design by the venerable Zeshin]
應需是真翁之遺筆鐫友 。生政雄 印
應需是真翁之遺筆鐫友 。生政雄 印
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.