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Tsuba with design of Tekkai Sennin breathing out his soul
Mori Joken (Japanese, active around 1866)
Japanese
Edo period
mid to late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold; copper sekigane; decorative technique: usunikubori, with zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 8.5 x 8 x 0.4 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.12425
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Signed
Higashiyama no atari no ju Joken
東山辺住如件
東山辺住如件
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.