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Tsuba with design of geese and moon
Okawa Teikan (Japanese, 1828–1898)
Japanese
Meiji era
Late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 8.5 x 7.5 cm (3 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.11947
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Machida Kenkei no motome ni ojite Natsuo no zu o moshite Teikan Uso teppitsu, with a gold seal [From the iron brush of Teikan Uso, after a design by Natsuo and to the order of Machida Kenkei]
應町田賢契需模夏雄図貞幹迂叟鐵筆（印）
應町田賢契需模夏雄図貞幹迂叟鐵筆（印）
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.