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Tsuba with design of Ômori Hikoshichi carrying a demon


大森彦七図鐔
Hamano Noriyuki I (Japanese, died 1789)
School: Hamano School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
18th century

Medium/Technique Main material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: shishiai-bori, iroe takazôgan
Dimensions Overall: 7 x 6.6 x 0.4 cm (2 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.12023
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Signed Hamano Noriyuki, with a seal
濱野矩随 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.