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Tsuba with design of dragon and waves
Japanese
Edo period
1818
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 6.7 x 6.4 x 0.7 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.12143
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Bunsei gan tora hachigatsu Okishige, with a kao [Okishihe, the eighth month of the first, tora, year of Bunsei (=1818)]
文政元寅八月興繁（花押）
文政元寅八月興繁（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.