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宇治川先陣争い図鐔
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Tsuba with design of the race across the Uji River
宇治川先陣争い図鐔
Japanese
Edo period
18th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold, silver, shakudô and copper; copper sekigane; decorative technique: sukashi-bori, nikubori, zôgan
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 9 x 0.6 cm (3 9/16 x 3 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.12225
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Gôshû Hikone no ju Kitagawa Mogarashi nyûdô Sôten nanajûissai sei gyônen [Made by the layman Mogarashi Sôten of Hikone in Omi Province at the age of seventy-one]
江州彦根住喜多川藻柄子入道宗典行年七十一歳製行年
江州彦根住喜多川藻柄子入道宗典行年七十一歳製行年
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.