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Tsuba with design of elephant and flying tengu
Hata Nobuyoshi (Japanese, 1807–1878)
After: Kawanabe Kyôsai (Japanese, 1831–1889)
School: Nara School (Japanese)
After: Kawanabe Kyôsai (Japanese, 1831–1889)
School: Nara School (Japanese)
Japanese
Meiji era
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold, silver, copper, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: very high iroe takazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 9.5 x 8.7 x 1.4 cm (3 3/4 x 3 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5380
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Rei zu Kyôsai ôju Hata Nobuyoshi horu
令圖暁齋 應需端信盧鐫
令圖暁齋 應需端信盧鐫
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.