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Tsuba with design of twelve zodiac animals in cartouches
Japanese
Edo period
18th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: sukidashi-bori
Dimensions
Overall: 7.8 x 7.3 x 0.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11541
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Choshu Hagi no ju Tomohisa
長州萩住友久
長州萩住友久
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.