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Tsuba with design of peonies and arabesques
Japanese
Edo period
1847
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: silver; shakudo plugs; decorative technique: hirazogan
Dimensions
Overall: 8.4 x 8.1 x 0.3 cm (3 5/16 x 3 3/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.12197
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Shonai no ju Washida Mitsunaka, with a kao; Koka yon hinoto-hitsuji natsu juhassai saku
庄内住鷲田光中（花押）弘化四丁未夏十八歳作
庄内住鷲田光中（花押）弘化四丁未夏十八歳作
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.