Tsuba with design of massed cherry blossoms

Ito Masachika (Japanese)
School: Bushû School (Japanese)

Japanese

Edo period

Late 18th–early 19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori, sukashi-bori, zogan

Dimensions Overall: 7.6 x 7.1 x 0.4 cm (3 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection

Accession Number11.5473

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CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Bushu no ju Masachika
武州住正親

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