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Tsuba with design of Bishamon and centipede

Yanagawa Naoharu (Japanese, born in 1750)
School: Yanagawa School
Japanese
Edo period
Early 19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold, silver and copper; decorative technique: iroe takazogan, shishiaibori
Dimensions Overall: 8.2 x 8.1 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5486
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Yanagawa Naoharu saku
柳川直春作
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.