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Tsuba with design of the swordsmith Munechika forging a sword assisted by the fox-spirit
Iwama Mitsuyoshi (Japanese, about 1875)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: shibuichi; surface treatment: migaki-ji; other metals: gold, silver and shakudo; silver sekigane; decorative technique: sue-mon
Dimensions
Overall: 8 x 7.1 x 0.8 cm (3 1/8 x 2 13/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.12090
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Shotoken Mitsutoshi
松東軒光盧
松東軒光盧
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.