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Tsuba with design of Mount Fuji, dragon and tiger
Japanese
Edo period
1860
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; shakudo false sekigane; gilt plugs; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, sukidashi-bori, zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 8.7 x 8 x 0.5 cm (3 7/16 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11942
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Buyo Shinobazu no atari ni oite Okawa Teikan, with a kao; Man'en kanoe-saru
於武陽不忍邊大川貞幹（花押）万延庚申陽後
於武陽不忍邊大川貞幹（花押）万延庚申陽後
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.