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Tsuba in the form of a herdboy sleeping on his ox
Japanese
Edo period
late 18th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: shakudô; decorative technique: takabori
Dimensions
Overall: 6.7 x 6.6 x 0.5 cm (2 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11545
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Chôshû Hagi no jû Inoue Shôzaemon Kiyotaka saku
長州萩住井上正左衛門清高作
長州萩住井上正左衛門清高作
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.