Tsuba with design of elephant and flying tengu

Tsuba with design of elephant and flying tengu

Japanese
Late 19th century (before 1890)
Hata Nobuyoshi Kawanabe Kyôsai (Gyôsai) Nara School
Overall: 9.5 x 8.7 x 1.4 cm (3 3/4 x 3 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Main material: iron; other metals: gold, silver, copper, shakudo and shibuichi; decorative technique: very high iroe takazogan
Classification: Arms and armor
Type: Tsuba; rounded rectangular; none; edge: uchidashi, slightly rounded
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston