Tsuba with design of horses
Yokoya Somin (Japanese)
School: Yokoya School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
early to mid-19th century
Medium/Technique Main material: copper; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: shakudo plug; decorative technique: katakiri-bori
Dimensions Overall: 7.4 x 7.1 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5424
Signed Somin, with a kao
宗*(玉+民)
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.