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Tsuba with design of autumn plants and arrowheads
Okawa Teikan (Japanese, 1828–1898)
Japanese
Meiji era
1870
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold and silver; gold shim and plug; decorative technique: iroe takazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 6.8 x 6.2 x 0.5 cm (2 11/16 x 2 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11946
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Meiji kanoe-uma tensho@ Tofu bokusui no kuma ni oite Teikan, with a kao
明治庚午天雎於東府墨水隈貞幹（花押）
明治庚午天雎於東府墨水隈貞幹（花押）
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.