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Tsuba with design of carp leaping up a waterfall
Japanese
Meiji era
1867
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold and shakudô; decorative technique: chiseling, engraving, and inlay
Dimensions
Overall: 7.9 x 7.3 x 0.4 cm
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11943
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Keiô u kahei Bokusui no atari Teikan, with a kaô [made by Teikan on the banks of the Sumida River in the twelfth month of the hare year of Keiô]
慶應卯嘉平於東武墨水邊貞幹（花押）
慶應卯嘉平於東武墨水邊貞幹（花押）
InscriptionsRyûtôun kanyû [the dragon rises into the clouds and boldly frolics]
飛騰雲漢遊
飛騰雲漢遊
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.