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Tsuba with design of Yoritomo's hunt under Mount Fuji
Japanese
Edo period
1842 (Tenpô 13)
Medium/Technique
Main material: shakudô; surface treatment: nanako-ji; other metals: gold, silver and shibuichi; decorative technique: iroe takazôgan
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 6.9 x 0.8 cm (3 x 2 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.12105
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Tenpô jûsansai tora haru Ryûshôsai Takatoshi, with kaô
天保十三歳寅春 龍照齋孝壽（花押）
天保十三歳寅春 龍照齋孝壽（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.