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祇園社頭図鐔
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Tsuba with design of Taira no Tadamori and a lamp-lighting monk near Gion Shrine
祇園社頭図鐔
Japanese
Edo period
1850 (Kaei 3)
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold, silver, shakudô and shibuichi; decorative technique: iroe takazôgan
Dimensions
Overall: 10.1 x 9.5 x 0.8 cm (4 x 3 3/4 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11926
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Kaei san kanoe-inu toshi shoka Morichika, with a gold seal [Morichika, early summer of the third, kanoe-inu, year of Kaei (=1850).]
嘉永三庚戌歳初夏守親 印
嘉永三庚戌歳初夏守親 印
Inscriptions蓬燈雨如糸夢回徳雪慙
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.