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Tsuba with design of Raijin, Futen, clouds and lightning

Sato Toho (Japanese, 1824–1859)
School: Gotô School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1855

Medium/Technique Main material: iron; other metals: gold; gilt plug; decorative technique: takabori, suemon
Dimensions Overall: 7.4 x 6.9 x 0.8 cm (2 15/16 x 2 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5516
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Seiunsha Toho, with a kao, Ansei ninen kinoto-u aki kokusu
青雲舎東峯(花押)安政二年乙卯秋刻
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.