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Tsuba with design of horses, stream and pine
Kitagawa Motoyoshi (Japanese, 1846–1922)
Taizan Mototeru (Japanese)
School: Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
Taizan Mototeru (Japanese)
School: Mito School (Japanese, 18th–20th centuries)
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; decorative technique: takabori, shishiai-bori, engraving
Dimensions
Overall: 7.4 x 7 x 0.6 cm (2 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5414
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Uma seisui Kitagawa Motoyoshi, with unread seal [The horse and stream by Kitagawa Motoyoshi, the pine by Sekijoken Taizan Mototeru aged sixty-eight, with a seal Tohaku]
Matsu Sekijoken Taizan Mototeru gyonen rokujuhachi-o, with seal Toen
馬清水喜多川元善（印）松赤城軒泰山元輝 印 東＊ 行年六十八翁
Matsu Sekijoken Taizan Mototeru gyonen rokujuhachi-o, with seal Toen
馬清水喜多川元善（印）松赤城軒泰山元輝 印 東＊ 行年六十八翁
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.