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Tsuba with design of carp and bamboo

School: Chôshû School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
early to mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: shakudo plugs; decorative technique: sukashi-bori and sukidashi-bori
Dimensions Overall: 7.5 x 7 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5430
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

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