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Tsuba with design of Gama Sennin and toad
Japanese
Edo period
early to mid-19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: shakudo; surface treatment: nanako-ji; other metals: gold, silver, copper and shibuichi; silver sekigane; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 7.1 x 6.9 x 0.7 cm (2 13/16 x 2 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11794
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Kyowa gannen kanoto-tori kika Iwamoto Konkan, with a kao, gojuhassai kore o horu [Iwamoto Konkan carved this at the age of fifty-eight in the first, kanoto-tori, year of Kyowa (=1801)]
享和元年辛酉季夏岩本昆寛（花押）五十八歳彫之
享和元年辛酉季夏岩本昆寛（花押）五十八歳彫之
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.